FOI release

Data on individuals whose care is arranged by the council

Case reference FOI2024/02090

Received 13 December 2024

Published 13 January 2025

Request

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - "Full Cost Clients" I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the number of "full-cost clients" placed by your local authority. For the purposes of this request, a "full-cost client" is defined as an individual whose care is arranged by the local authority but which the local authority recovers 100% of the cost of care from the individuals assets, capital, income, benefits, or estate. Questions 1. How many full-cost clients are currently placed in residential care homes by your local authority. 2. How many of these full-cost clients have been placed under Section 117s into residential care by your local authority? 3. How many individuals and at what average fee are full-cost clients are placed in residential care in your local authority for: * those over the age of 65 * those under the age of 65 4. What is the total annual cost of all care packages for full-cost clients for those placed in residential care by your local authority? 5. Please provide any policies or documents relating to the process adopted by the local authority in regard to the placement of full-cost clients by your local authority and when these were last approved or reviewed.

Response

Request for Information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - "Full Cost Clients"

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the number of "full-cost clients" placed by your local authority.

For the purposes of this request, a "full-cost client" is defined as an individual whose care is arranged by the local authority but which the local authority recovers 100% of the cost of care from the individuals assets, capital, income, benefits, or estate.

Questions

1. How many full-cost clients are currently placed in residential care homes by your local authority.

Answer: None

2. How many of these full-cost clients have been placed under Section 117s into residential care by your local authority?

Answer: None

3. How many individuals and at what average fee are full-cost clients are placed in residential care in your local authority for:

* those over the age of 65

Answer: None

* those under the age of 65

Answer: None

4. What is the total annual cost of all care packages for full-cost clients for those placed in residential care by your local authority?

Answer: Nil

5. Please provide any policies or documents relating to the process adopted by the local authority in regard to the placement of full-cost clients by your local authority and when these were last approved or reviewed.

Answer:

This information is publicly available on

The Herefordshire Council website and can be viewed via the following link:

Paying for care – Herefordshire Council

Moving into a care home - how much will I have to pay?

As such we consider this information to be exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 because it is reasonably accessible to you via other means. Please take this letter as a refusal notice under S17 of the Act.

Documents

There are no documents for this release.

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