FI15555
Request
I would like to submit a Freedom of Information request to Dover District Council to understand the Learning Disabilities support offered by your Local Authority to adults aged 18-64. I am looking for information on care provided in both Residential care and Supported living settings.
The data I would like to request is the following, for the financial years ending March 2022, March 2023, March 2024 and the period April 2024 to December 2024 (please see attached excel for details):
1. The number of people supported in:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings
2. The number of new placements made in:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings
3. The number of people discharged from:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings
4. The average weekly fee across all people supported in:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)
5. The average weekly fee across new placements only in:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)
6. The average weekly fee across discharged people only from:
o Residential care settings
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the care support)
o Supported living settings (the portion of the fee relating to the housing support)
7. For placements in residential care settings, what was the proportion of placements with an average weekly fee above £3,000, split by:
o All placements
o New placements
o Discharged placements
8. For placements in supported living settings, what was the proportion of placements with an average weekly fee above £3,000 (total), split by:
o All placements
o New placements
o Discharged placements
For all items, please provide the information split across:
o Where the care setting is “in-area” (the local area covered by the Local Authority)
o Where the care setting is “out-of-area” (outside the local area covered by the Local Authority)
Response
Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The social care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address: freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.