Social care support and funding

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Dear Southampton City 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.

7. 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’.

8. 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’.

9. 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’.

10. 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’.

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

Information, Southampton City Council

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Dear Juliet Atkins,

 

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request received on 08/01/2020.
This matter has been logged under reference number FOI-1920-1076-034554.

 

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BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

Dear Juliet Atkins,

 

Ref No: FOI- 1920-107

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request of 08/01/2020 in relation
to Adult social care support.

 

From our preliminary assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to
answer your request without further clarification. 

 

The City Council requires further information in order to identify and
locate the information you have asked for.

 

In particular,

 

SCC does not receive safeguarding enquiries. Could you please clarify what
is meant by Question 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?”

 

Once you have clarified your request, I will be able to process your
request.  If I do not receive clarification within three months your
request will be considered to have lapsed. (Under section 1(3) of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public authority need not comply with
a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the
information is supplied).

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Kind Regards

 

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

 

 

 

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Dear BSS FOI,

By question 9, I was meaning the number of safeguarding enquiries (including Section 42 enquiries) received in relation to adults with a learning disability for whom you are responsible.

I hope that clarifies your query.

Yours sincerely,

Juliet Atkins

BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

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BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

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Dear Juliet Atkins,

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request referenced FOI-1920-1076.

 

Please find attached the Council’s partial response to your recent Freedom
of Information Act request.

 

Kind Regards

 

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

 

 

This email is confidential but may have to be disclosed under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 or
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was meant for, apologies, please ignore it, delete it, and notify us. SCC
does not make legally binding agreements or accept formal
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its attachments) is intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it
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based on it, nor must you copy or show it to anyone.

BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

Dear Juliet Atkins,

 

Ref No: FOI- 1920-107

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request of 08/01/2020 in relation
to Adult social care support.

 

From our preliminary assessment, it is clear that we will not be able to
answer your request without further clarification. 

 

The City Council requires further information in order to identify and
locate the information you have asked for.

 

In particular,

 

“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?”

 

Council do not receive safeguarding enquiries; SCC receives concerns
alerts and referrals , and decides if an enquiry is necessary.

 

Could you please confirm what data are you looking for?

 

Once you have clarified your request, I will be able to process your
request.  If I do not receive clarification within three months your
request will be considered to have lapsed. (Under section 1(3) of the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public authority need not comply with
a request unless any further information reasonably required to locate the
information is supplied).

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

Kind Regards

 

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

 

 

 

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Dear BSS FOI,

Thanks for your email. In which case, I think I should be able to locate the answer to question 9 elsewhere.

Please could you proceed with the rest of the query.

Yours sincerely,

Juliet Atkins

BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

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requests.

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BSS FOI, Southampton City Council

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Dear Juliet Atkins,

 

I refer to your Freedom of Information request referenced FOI-1920-1076.

 

Please find attached the Council’s response to your recent Freedom of
Information Act request.

 

 

Kind Regards,

 

Business Support Officer

Business Support Service

Southampton City Council

 

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