SEND and ASC transport spend

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Dear Solihull Metropolitan 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

FOI Information Governance Team,

Information request
Our reference: 3572396
 

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Dear Ms Vickers
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000
 
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 27 June
2018, the details of which are given below:
 
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.
 
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000  and we aim to send a response by 26 July 2018.
 
In some cases, 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 sincerely
 
 
Alison McCallum
Performance Support Officer
Corporate Performance, Policy and Information
Solihull Council

Tel: 0121 704 6076
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
 
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Our reference: 3572396
 

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Dear Ms Vickers
 
Thank you for your request for information received on 27 June 2018.
 
Please find attached our response to your request. 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Alison McCallum
Performance Support Officer
Corporate Performance, Policy and Information
Solihull Council

Tel: 0121 704 6076
[1]www.solihull.gov.uk
 
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.

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Dear Alison,

Thank you very much for your response and the information you have provided, I am grateful for your help.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey Vickers, on behalf of HCT Group