FOI Ref: 0133FOI2021

6th January 2021

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information regarding adult learning disability services. Where possible, please kindly include responses on the attached Excel spreadsheet.

1. Please could you supply the name, email address and telephone number of the commissioner with responsibility for learning disabilities placements?

For questions 2 to 6, please supply this information as a snapshot at the end of the year for the financial years 2019/20 and the most up to date snapshot available for 2020/21.

2. Please provide the total number of adults with learning disabilities funded by the CCG in residential care.
3. Of the total number of adults with learning disabilities funded by the CCG in residential care (q.2) please provide the number that are in ‘in area’ placements and the number that are in ‘out of area’ placements.
4. Please provide the total number of adults with learning disabilities funded by the CCG in supported living.
5. Please provide the number of adults with learning disabilities who transitioned from children’s learning disabilities services into adult’s services - in total, into adult residential care services only, and into adult supported living services only.
6. Please provide the number of adults with learning disabilities who ‘stepped down’ from specialist inpatient hospital placements into adult residential care and supported living services.
7. Please provide the CCG’s total expenditure on residential care and supported living for adults with learning disabilities for the financial year 2019/20, and budgeted expenditure for 2020/21.
8. Please provide the highest, lowest, and average weekly rate paid by the CCG for residential care placements for adults with a learning disability for each of the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21. If the CCG has weekly rate bands, please also provide these.
9. Please provide the highest, lowest, and average hourly rate paid by the CCG for supported living placements for adults with a learning disability for each of the financial years 2019/20 and 2020/21. If the CCG has hourly rate bands, please also provide these.

Response

As per your request please see completed spreadsheet - 0133FOI2021 Learning Disabilities FOI template.