Value of Care Packages
Dear Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
My apologies for sending you this rather complex FOIA request. I do
appreciate the time you give to helping to provide this
information. Please could you provide me with the following data
of non residential care packages:
1) For adult social care, for the last five years, the value of all
packages of care worth over £750 per week (ie. a list of the
values).
2) If it is possible to do so within the resource limit, please
break these down to show which are for people aged between 18-65
and which are for over 65s.
If it is possible to do so within the resource limit, please break
these down to show which packages of care were newly commissioned
that year.
If it is possible to do so within the resource limit, please
indicate whether the value of these packages of care includes any
contribution from the Independent Living Fund (ILF) and how much
this contribution is worth.
If you only know the LA contribution for part 1 of this request,
and it is possible that there is an additional ILF contribution
which the LA does not record, please could you state this in your
response.
If it is possible to do so within the resource limit, please
indicate whether the value of these packages of care includes a
contribution from continuing care in addition to local authority
funding (ie. how much for each package of care is CC funding and
how much is LA funded).If you only know the LA contribution for
part 1 of this request, and it is possible that there is an
additional continuing care contribution which the LA does not
record, please could you state this in your response.
So, for example, your response might say that you have 3 packages
of care worth over £750 per week (say, a=£950, b=£1100 and
c=£1300).Some of those might include a contribution from the ILF
(perhaps a is funded £500 by the local authority and £450 by the
ILF).Some of those might also include a contribution from
continuing care (perhaps c is funded £600 by the local authority,
£500 by continuing care and £200 from ILF).
If you are unable to answer all these questions because of resource
limitations, please answer them in the order given in the request
Yours faithfully,
Dave Brady
Dear Dave,
Thank you for your request for information regarding 'None Residential Care Packages over £750' (reference number 22962). Your request was received on the 21st November 2012 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and/or Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
If you have any queries about this request, please contact Information Governance on 01254 585852. Alternatively, our email address is [Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council request email].
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
Regards,
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
Tel: 01254 585651
Fax: 01254 585286
Post: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, IT Dept, G Floor, Tower Block, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancs. BB1 7DY.
Website: www.blackburn.gov.uk
Email: [email address]
Dear Mr Brady,
Thank you for your request for information regarding Non residential care packages (reference number 22962); please see our response below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Your request has been refused under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Section 12 does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit in the Act equates to 18 hours of work. Based on this it is the Council’s view the work required would exceed 28 hours therefore exempting the request under Section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act. Full text of the act is http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000....
If you would like to refine and resubmit your request we could provide people receiving over £750 of non-residential independent care as at the day the report is run. Alternatively we could pick a sample week for each of the 5 years and look at people in that week who were receiving over £750 of non-residential independent care. Please advise on how you would like us to proceed.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: Sarah Slater, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Please find attached our 'have your say' feedback policy.
Regards,
[Name of Council employee removed]
DP FOI Officer
Information Technology, Management and Governance
G Floor, Tower Block
Blackburn Town Hall
Blackburn
BB1 7DY
Tel: 01254 58 5852
Dear Accesstoinformation,
Thanks for the reply, please could you proceed on the sample week over 5 years basis thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Dave Brady
Dear Dave,
Thank you for your request for information regarding 'Adult Social Care Packages' (reference number 22962); please see our response below. If you have any queries regarding your request for information then please don't hesitate to contact me.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to: Sarah Slater, Information Governance Manager, Information Governance, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, G Floor, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 7DY or email [email address].
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Council. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.
Kind Regards
Heather Wolstenholme
Freedom of Information Officer
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Information Technology Management and Governance
Tel: 01254 585651
Fax: 01254 585286
Post: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, IT Dept, G Floor, Tower Block, Town Hall, Blackburn, Lancs. BB1 7DY.
Website: www.blackburn.gov.uk
Email: [email address]
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