Freedom of information (FOI) releases from Herefordshire Council
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We are requesting information about the fee rates paid by local authorities to care providers for the provision of home care and residential social care services.
We have drawn on the categories used and described by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services to define the information we are requesting. If these definitions are not compatible with how the data is collected, please provide the most similar available information with an explanatory note or contact us for further clarity.
Definition
1. a) Please provide the information regarding fee rates paid to independent and voluntary sector providers in September 2022 for the provision of CQC regulated home care for disabled adults, including those with a learning disability and/or autism.
i) Lowest hourly rate.
ii) Highest hourly rate.
iii) Average hourly rate (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
* Please exclude rates for the provision of care and support at night as these are included within question 2.
* Please include all independent/private and non-profit providers.
* By disability we are referring to physical, mental, sensory, learning or cognitive impairment as distinct from mental illness or needs associated with old age alone. Please indicate if your response adopts different criteria.
* If you give weekly or other periodic rates, please specify the number of hours of direct support funded by those rates.
1 Throughout this request, if the information is not yet available for the requested period, please substitute the most recently available period and advise of the period reported in your response.
b) If you pay different rates for supported living or extra care services from your home care rates, please provide the following information for each. Alternatively, please confirm that you pay the same rates.
i) Lowest hourly rate.
ii) Highest hourly rate.
iii) Average hourly rate (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
c) If you pay different rates for adults aged 18-64 years old from those aged 65 or over, please provide the following information for each. Alternatively, please confirm that you pay the same rates.
i) Lowest hourly rate.
ii) Highest hourly rate.
iii) Average hourly rate (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
2. Please provide the following information regarding fee rates paid to independent and voluntary sector providers in September 2022 for the provision of care and support at night.
a) For waking night staff.
i) Lowest hourly rate.
ii) Highest hourly rate.
iii) Average hourly rate (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
b) For sleep-in staff.
i) Lowest hourly rate.
ii) Highest hourly rate.
iii) Average hourly rate (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median) Should the council pay a fixed rate, then this may be offered as an alternative to hourly rates. Please specify the number of hours of direct support funded by those rates.
3. Please provide the following information regarding the fee rates paid to independent and voluntary sector providers in September 2022 for council-funded residential social care for disabled adults, including those with a learning disability and/or autism.
a) For adults aged 18 - 64, with a learning disability.
i) Lowest weekly fee.
ii) Highest weekly fee.
iii) Average weekly fee (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
b) For adults aged 18 - 64, with a physical disability.
i) Lowest weekly fee.
ii) Highest weekly fee.
iii) Average weekly fee (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
c) For adults aged 65 and over, with a learning disability.
i) Lowest weekly fee.
ii) Highest weekly fee.
iii) Average weekly fee (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
d) For adults aged 65 and over, with a physical disability.
i) Lowest weekly fee.
ii) Highest weekly fee.
iii) Average weekly fee (please specify the basis e.g. mean / median)
4. Please provide the following information for the 12-month period ending September 2022 (or such other recent 12-month period for which the information is available) regarding contracts with independent and voluntary sector providers for council funded social care for disabled adults including those with a learning disability and/or autism which have been handed back by the provider mid-term or where the provider has declined to renew the contract.
a) For council funded residential social care
i) The number of contracts
ii) The number of individuals supported by those contracts
iii) The number of contracts terminated by voluntary sector providers specifically
iv) The number of individuals supported by those contracts
b) For council funded home care and/or supported living
i) The number of contracts
ii) The number of individuals supported by those contracts
iii) The number of contracts terminated by voluntary sector providers specifically
iv) The number of individuals supported by those contracts
c) We wish to understand the council's level of confidence in the security of current provision. Over the next 12 months does the council expect the numbers in the responses to question 4
i) To increase
ii) To remain about the same
iii) To decrease
Published: 17 November 2022
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I would like to request the amount of money Herefordshire Council has spent on tea and biscuits for meetings between January 1, 2018 and October 29, 2022.
I would be grateful if you could give me a breakdown of the amount spent on tea and biscuits for each of the years, including 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and up to the end of October for 2022.
I would also be grateful if you could give me a breakdown on the specific brands that have been purchased and for which meetings they have been purchased for.
Please provide the information in the form of a word/excel document.
Published: 17 November 2022
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I would like a copy of the council's Pay Policy Statements for 2014, 2015 and 2021 (they are not on the council's website) (FOI).
Published: 16 November 2022
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How many fines/fixed penalty notices have been issued for non attendance of children at school and what was their total value in:
The academic year September 2018 to July 2019
The academic year Sept 2019 to July 2020
The academic year Sept 2020 to July 2021
The academic year Sept 2021 to July 2022
From the start of the academic year in September 2022 to 30 September 2022?
2. In how many cases have parents been prosecuted in relation to non attendance of children at school in
a.The academic year September 2018 to July 2019
b.The academic year Sept 2019 to July 2020
c.The academic year Sept 2020 to July 2021
d.The academic year Sept 2021 to July 2022
e.From the start of the academic year in September 2022 to 03/10/2022?
Published: 16 November 2022
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Please complete the attached file for a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Published: 16 November 2022
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Under the terms of the freedom of information act can I respectfully request information regarding your preparation and understanding of GDPR compliance. May I request that you complete the questions below.
Q1. Who is responsible for data protection compliance within your organisation?
Q2. Do they know who performs the data sanitisation processes for the organisation?
Q3. Are they aware of the Information Commissioner's Office approved GDPR certification scheme?
Q4. If no, would they find these schemes useful to help with their compliance?
Q5. If yes, do they specify the use of GDPR certification schemes for vendor selection?
Q6. Do you utilise an ADISA certified ITAD service provider for your IT asset disposal needs?
Published: 16 November 2022
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1. Does the Council have a plan in place to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points?
2. If so, how many new charging points are expected to be in place by the end of 2023?
Published: 15 November 2022
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1. How many secondary managed moves or negotiated transfers occurred in the 2018/19 academic year? If possible, please provide the total number and breakdown for each year of secondary if numbers are large enough to meet suppression rules.
2. How many of the total number of managed moves in secondary in 2018/19 were 'successful', i.e. the pupil joined the receiving school's roll after the trial period?
3. How many of the total number of managed moves in secondary in 2018/19 were 'unsuccessful', i.e. the pupil returned to the home school?
4. What were the outcomes for pupils who experienced an 'unsuccessful' managed move?
a) Return to the home school
b) Exclusion
c) Another managed move or negotiated transfer
d) Other (please specify)
Published: 15 November 2022
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What is your Customer Service/Call Centre's breakdown of inbound call's per month over the last 6 month's regarding Urgent Housing Repairs?
Published: 14 November 2022
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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information about the steps Herefordshire, County of Council is taking to comply with the National Institute of Clinical Excellence's (NICE) Guideline NG6 on Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes. My questions are:
1. What steps is your local authority Health & Wellbeing Board taking to meet Recommendation 1: Develop a strategy
2. What steps is your local authority Health & Wellbeing Board taking to meet Recommendation 2: Identify a point of contact (health and housing referral service) for people living in cold homes.
3. Could you please provide a copy of your local authority Joint Strategic Needs Assessment
Published: 14 November 2022