SEND and ASC transport spend

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Brent Borough Council should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Brent Borough Council,

We are doing some research into the value of council / authority Special Education Needs & Disability and Adult Social Care transport contracts operated by private hire operators. To this end, could we please request your assistance in obtaining the information below, for your council / authority, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

Data request:
For the last 3 financial years (by year), and latest financial year (estimated):
1. Spend on Special Education Needs & Disability [SEND] transport i.e. taking children with SEND to and from school
2. Number of SEND passengers transported
3. Value of all council / authority SEND transport contracts awarded to taxi operators (PHV) (excluding coach hire)

4. Spend on Adult Social Care [ASC] transport i.e. taking elderly passengers to and from day centres
5. Number of ASC passengers transported
6. Value of all council / authority ASC transport contracts awarded to taxi operators (PHV) or taxi operators (excluding coach hire)

If actual figures aren’t available, is it possible to provide estimates instead? If yes, we would be grateful if you could indicate which figures are estimated.

By ‘contract awarded’ we mean in all contracts regardless of contracting approach e.g. open tender, framework, dps, or other.

Format: Please send through data in whichever format is easiest for you.

Clarification: If the request is unclear, please accept our apologies and let us know what clarification is needed. Similarly if it is not possible to provide the information requested due to it exceeding the cost of compliance limits, we would be grateful if you could advise as to how we might refine our request accordingly.

Thank you for your time and we look forward to your response.

Many thanks,
Tracey Vickers on behalf of HCT Group

Barry Howlett,

Information request
Our reference: 9388097

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Thank you for your information request. We will forward it to the
relevant department who will contact you shortly.
 
Brent Council
Brent Civic Centre
Engineers Way
Wembley HA9 0FJ
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

Barry Howlett,

Information request
Our reference: 9388097

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Dear Sir/Madam
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 27 March
2018, as follows:
Data request:
For the last 3 financial years (by year), and latest financial year
(estimated):
1. Spend on Special Education Needs & Disability [SEND] transport i.e.
taking children with SEND to and from school
2. Number of SEND passengers transported
3. Value of all council / authority SEND transport contracts awarded to
taxi operators (PHV) (excluding coach hire)

4. Spend on Adult Social Care [ASC] transport i.e. taking elderly
passengers to and from day centres
5. Number of ASC passengers transported
6. Value of all council / authority ASC transport contracts awarded to
taxi operators (PHV) or taxi operators (excluding coach hire)

If actual figures aren't available, is it possible to provide estimates
instead? If yes, we would be grateful if you could indicate which figures
are estimated.

By 'contract awarded' we mean in all contracts regardless of contracting
approach e.g. open tender, framework, dps, or other.

Format: Please send through data in whichever format is easiest for you.

Clarification: If the request is unclear, please accept our apologies and
let us know what clarification is needed. Similarly if it is not possible
to provide the information requested due to it exceeding the cost of
compliance limits, we would be grateful if you could advise as to how we
might refine our request accordingly.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
and we aim to send a response by 26 April 2018.
 
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
 
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
the case and advise you of your rights to request an internal review and
to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
 
We will also advise you if we cannot provide you with the information
requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Barry Howlett
Principal FOI officer
[email address]
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

Barry Howlett,

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Information request
Our reference: 9388097

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Please see the attached response to your Freedom of Information request. 
Yours faithfully
 
 
Barry Howlett
Principal FOI officer
[email address]

Dear Barry,

Thank you for your response to my request, I am grateful for your time. It is very unclear to me however how the information you have provided relates to the questions I have asked. Are you able to respond again with the information under the original 6 question headings?

Thank you very much for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Barry Howlett,

Dear Ms Vickers
 
Thank you for your email.
 
I am in contact with colleagues concerning your enquiry and will reply as
soon as possible.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
Barry Howlett

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Dear Barry,

Thank you for your response to my request, I am grateful for your time. It
is very unclear to me however how the information you have provided
relates to the questions I have asked. Are you able to respond again with
the information under the original 6 question headings?

Thank you very much for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

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Dear Barry,

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Dear Barry,

I haven't yet received a response to my enquiry, please could you update me?

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group

Dear Barry,

The response to our information request is now long overdue. I would appreciate the data in a format which is clear and relatable to our questions as soon as possible.

Thank you for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group