We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Juliet Atkins please sign in and let everyone know.

Social care support and funding

We're waiting for Juliet Atkins to read a recent response and update the status.

Dear Hampshire County Council,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I kindly request the following information on social care support (as set out in Section 8 of the Care Act 2014) and funding for the purposes of social care support for working age adults with a learning disability in your local authority area.
Where questions refer to ‘learning disability’, please include individuals with ‘learning disability’ as their primary support reason.

1. How many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability had the care and support hours allocated in their care package reduced in:
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15
Please include in your answers both those who are part and fully local authority funded. Please include in your answer care and support hour reductions where the reduction relates to a reduction in the care worker ratio (e.g. where 1:1 hours have been changed to shared hours). Please exclude those who stopped receiving a package for the reason ‘deceased’.

2. How many working-age adults (aged 18-64) with a learning disability had the monetary value of their care package reduced in:
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15
Please include in your answers both those who are part and fully local authority funded. Please exclude those who stopped receiving a package for the reason ‘deceased’.

3. How many working age adults (aged 18-64) had the care and support hours allocated in their care package reduced in:
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15
Please include in your answers both those who are part and fully local authority funded. Please include in your answer care and support hour reductions where the reduction relates to a reduction in the care worker ratio (e.g. where 1:1 hours have been changed to shared hours). Please exclude those who stopped receiving a package for the reason ‘deceased’.

4. How many working-age adults (aged 18-64) had the monetary value of their care package reduced in:
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15
Please include in your answers both those who are part and fully local authority funded. Please exclude those who stopped receiving a package for the reason ‘deceased’.

5. How many complaints about adult social care for people with a learning disability has the council received in the following years?
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15

6. How many complaints about adult social care has the council received in the following years?
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15

7. Has the council made any cuts to the funding of social care services for adults with a learning disability in the following years? If so, for each year please tell us the how much funding has been cut by.
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15

8. How many safeguarding concerns has the council received in the following years about adults with a learning disability?
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15

9. How many safeguarding enquiries (including, but not limited to, Section 42 enquiries) has the council received in the following years about adults with a learning disability?
a. 2018/19
b. 2017/18
c. 2016/17
d. 2015/16
e. 2014/15

Yours faithfully,

Juliet Atkins

Adult Services Complaints, Hampshire County Council

Dear Ms. Atkins,

 

Hampshire County Council has received your request on the 13^th January,
2020 and will send a response within the 20 working days allowed in the
Freedom of Information Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Kim Harris

 

Customer Care Team

Adults’ Health and Care

Elizabeth II Court West – 3^rd Floor

The Castle

Winchester

SO23 8UQ

Telephone  01962 832 129

Courier Route CA02 

 

Adult Services Complaints, Hampshire County Council

Dear Ms. Atkins

 

I am writing to with regards to your Freedom of Information Request
received on the 13^th January, 2020. 

 

We are currently experiencing a large volume of requests, which
unfortunately is leading some responses being processed outside the
required timescale, the 20 working days allowed in the Freedom of
Information Act.  

 

Please be assured that we will endeavour to provide you with your
requested information within the next 10 working days.

 

Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Kim Harris

 

Customer Care Team

Adults’ Health and Care

Elizabeth II Court West – 3^rd Floor

The Castle

Winchester

SO23 8UQ

Telephone  01962 832 129

Courier Route CA02 

 

Dear Adult Services Complaints,

As your revised time frame has now passed, I was wondering when you would be able to provide me with the information I requested please. I need it ideally by Friday 13th March - would you be able to provide it by then please?

Yours sincerely,

Juliet Atkins

Adult Services Complaints, Hampshire County Council

Good morning, please accept my apologies for the severe delay in responding. It appears we now have the information and so it just needs to complete our sign off process and will be sent in the next few days. I appreciate that we have missed your timeframe of 13 March, please confirm if you still need the information.
Rob

Rob Drew
Customer Care Lead
Adults’ Health and Care, Hampshire County Council
Elizabeth II Court West - 3rd Floor
The Castle
Winchester
SO23 8UQ
Telephone 01962 832129 or 07721 128593

Connect to Support Hampshire
Get support, Get advice, Get Connected

Adults' Health and Care Referrals and Enquiries 0300 555 1386
Hampshire's Out of Hours Service 0300 555 1373

show quoted sections

We don't know whether the most recent response to this request contains information or not – if you are Juliet Atkins please sign in and let everyone know.