FOI request details
Request
Subject: Care packages
Reference: WBC-FOI-00699
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
Domiciliary care:
1. The number of council-funded adult domiciliary care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider (e.g. due to lack of capacity/funding) in January 2023
2. The number of council-funded adult domiciliary care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider each month since January 2022 (including February 2023, if available)
3. The number of unallocated/unsourced adult domiciliary care hours in February 2022
4. The current number of unallocated/unsourced adult domiciliary care hours
5. The number of clients the question 4 figure relates to
Residential care:
6. The number of council-funded adult residential care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider (e.g. due to lack of capacity/funding) in January 2023
7. The number of council-funded adult residential care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider each month since January 2022 (including February 2023, if available)
8. The number of council-funded care users currently awaiting an adult residential care placement
9. The average length of time the care users referred to in question 8 have been waiting for
If the information for any question cannot be sourced within the section 12 cost limit, please mark that question as 'information not held' and respond to the remainder of the request. If necessary for section 12 purposes, please exclude questions 1-5 entirely and process questions 6-9 of this request.
I would like the information sent by email in the attached Excel spreadsheet.
Response
None Disclosed - 10 February 2023
Request for Information - WBC-FOI-00699 - Care packages
I refer to your request for information received on 07 February 2023. Please see the information below in response to your request: -
Your Request:
I am requesting the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:
Domiciliary care:
1. The number of council-funded adult domiciliary care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider (e.g. due to lack of capacity/funding) in January 2023
2. The number of council-funded adult domiciliary care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider each month since January 2022 (including February 2023, if available)
3. The number of unallocated/unsourced adult domiciliary care hours in February 2022
4. The current number of unallocated/unsourced adult domiciliary care hours
5. The number of clients the question 4 figure relates to
Residential care:
6. The number of council-funded adult residential care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider (e.g. due to lack of capacity/funding) in January 2023
7. The number of council-funded adult residential care packages/clients returned to the council by a provider each month since January 2022 (including February 2023, if available)
8. The number of council-funded care users currently awaiting an adult residential care placement
9. The average length of time the care users referred to in question 8 have been waiting for
Our Response:
Please note that Wandsworth Council's systems do not capture this information and the Council works with our market to ensure we meet eligible need
If you are dissatisfied with the information provided in relation to your request, you may make representations to the Information and Transparency Manager. Any such request for an internal review should be made within 40 days from today's date. Correspondence should be addressed to: FOIW@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
Regards,
FOI and DPA Officer
FOIW@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk
Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.