Customers & IT
Head of Service: Julian Massel
Information Governance Unit
Information Protection and Assurance
Manager: Sarah Williams
Service address: Corporate Services
Doug Paulley
Floor 2
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1XU
Tel:
(01706) 925005
Email:
xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Web site: www.rochdale.gov.uk
Our Ref: Request : 9885
Date:
Tuesday 17th February 2015
Dear Mr Paulley
RE: - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACT 2000
In response to your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act,
Rochdale MBC are happy to supply the following information:
1) What representations Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD) have made to the Council
asking for increases in the fees paid for social care provided by them, in order to pay their
carers the Living Wage.
Leonard Cheshire have approached the Council in regard to increases in fees. They have
been advised that the Council cannot pay inflationary increases outside the agreed rates
and that if there are specific cases where needs have changed, then the Council will
review these and have done for some clients with Leonard Cheshire
2) Some idea as to the fees currently being paid by the Council to LCD for residential
care, per resident per week. A range of fees or a set of anonymised figures of the fees
perhaps. Other councils have opted to supply statistical median and range as they were
concerned that individual fees could make it possible for people to have a guess at which
residents had which fees.
Rochdale Council is currently funding 8 permanent placements at Leonard Cheshire
Honresfeld, Max Gross Cost £1477.46 per week, Min Gross Cost £594.72, Average Cost
£744.05
3) Equivalent information for fees paid to other providers for residential care in care
homes for people with physical impairments under the age of 65.
Client Category
No of
Max Cost
Min Cost
Average Cost
Placements
Physical Disabilities
56
£1644.00
£393.37
£516.77
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We feel that we have fulfilled your Freedom of Information request. However, if you are
unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request or wish to make a
complaint or appeal against any decision we have made in response to your request you
should write in the first instance to:
The Internal Review Panel
The Information Governance Unit
Corporate Services
Floor 2
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
OL16 1XU
E-mail
: xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx
Should you further disagree with the decision following the appeal you may wish to
contact the Office of the Information Commissioner:
Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
www.ico.gov.uk
Tel: 0303 123 1113
Fax: 01625 524510
Should you have any queries, please contact me.
Yours sincerely,
Information Governance Unit
Rochdale Borough Council
Corporate Services
Floor 2
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1XU
Tel: 01706 925505
Email: xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx