Dear N Matojo

In response to your recent Freedom of Information request in respect of Supported Living I provide the following responses to your questions;

Qa)A list of all supported Living Learning Disability Care packagesfor which a weekly fee of greater than £1000 per week is paid forthe care part of the package

Aa)The council currently purchases 83 Supported Living care packages costing in excess of £1000 per week

Qb)For each supported living learning disability care package, for which a fee of greater or equal to £1000 per week is paid for the care part of the package, the name of the organisation that provides the care.

Ab)See table below

PRV_Provider
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Excel Support Services
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Charnat Support Services
Sandwell Cc Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Slc Paragon Group
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Edgeview Court
Cheshire Care Services
Universal Care
Excel Support Services
Sandwell Cc Trust
Sandwell Cct
Sandwell Cc Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Affinity Trust
Selbourne Care
Autism Care Uk
Sandwell Cctrust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Care Tech
Edgeview Court
Sandwell Cc Trust
Cheshire Care Services
Care Tech
Penmakers Court
Creative Support Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Autism West Midlands
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Care Tech
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Affinity Trust
Careview Services Ltd
Excel Support Services
Cheshire Care Services
Sandwell Cc Trust
Affinity Trust
Cheshire Care Services
Slc Paragon Group
Creative Support Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Affinity Trust
Autism West Midlands
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Autism West Midlands
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Community Caring Trust
Care Tech
Careview Services
Care Tech
Integra Supported Housing
Sandwell Cc Trust
Excel Support Services
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Affinity Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Edgeview Court
Sandwell Cc Trust
Careview Services
Allied Healthcare (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Health Care Direct
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Affinity Trust
Sandwell Community Caring Trust
Sandwell Cc Trust
Autism West Midlands
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Autism West Midlands
Creative Support Ltd
Penmakers Court
Sandwell Cctrust
Sandwell Community Caring Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Cheshire Care Services
Care Tech
Care Tech

Qc)For each supported living learning disability care package, for which a fee of greater or equal to £1000 per week is paid for the care part of the package, the date the care package commenced with the organisation that provides the care.

Ac) Due to data protection, the Council is unable to provide exact start dates for contracts. Indeed, Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act provides for an exemption to disclosure where the information requested consists of personal data. In this case, the Council is satisfied that individuals could be identified through cross reference, and that disclosure is unwarranted as it would cause disproportionate detriment to the rights and interests of the individuals. Therefore the Council proposes to provide the data in an anonymised form with packages grouped into bandings below;

PRV_Provider
Over 3 years
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Care Tech
Sandwell Cc Trust
Mencap Royal Society Mentally
Edgeview Court
Excel Support Services
Excel Support Services
Excel Support Services
Sandwell Cc Trust
Sandwell Cc Trust
Excel Support Services
Sandwell Community Caring Trust
Sandwell Cc Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Edgeview Court
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Penmakers Court
Care Tech
Creative Support Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Allied Healthcare (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Penmakers Court
Sandwell Cctrust
Care Tech
Integra Supported Housing
Universal Care
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Between 2 and 3 years
Sandwell Cc Trust
Care Tech
Care Tech
Edgeview Court
Sandwell Cc Trust
Sandwell Cc Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Community Caring Trus
Between 1 and 2 years
Creative Support Ltd
Autism West Midlands
Autism West Midlands
Autism West Midlands
Autism West Midlands
Autism West Midlands
Creative Support Ltd
Cheshire Care Services
Autism Care Uk
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Health Care Direct
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Careview Services
Sandwell Cct
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Careview Services Ltd
Sandwell Cc Trust
Affinity Trust
Affinity Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Affinity Trust
Affinity Trust
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Affinity Trust
Cheshire Care Services
Up to 1 year
Cheshire Care Services
Care Tech
Selbourne Care
Affinity Trust
Cheshire Care Services
Cheshire Care Services
Dimensions (Uk) Ltd
Slc Paragon Group
Slc Paragon Group
Sandwell Cctrust
Charnat Support Services
Sandwell Community Caring Trust
Care Tech
Careview Services

Qd)For each supported living learning disability package for which a fee of greater or equal to £1000 per week is paid for the care part of the package, the weekly fee paid by the Council

Qd)Costs provided relate to care costs only and are paid by the Council; the information is given in ascending order in the table below;

Weekly cost
1,012.86
1,014.26
1,015.00
1,022.00
1,037.00
1,040.00
1,056.90
1,060.00
1,074.04
1,082.73
1,103.50
1,105.36
1,105.61
1,137.00
1,142.99
1,147.50
1,175.00
1,189.06
1,225.42
1,250.18
1,251.90
1,275.13
1,297.05
1,308.00
1,312.77
1,319.00
1,330.65
1,335.73
1,340.30
1,370.25
1,383.87
1,387.32
1,443.58
1,450.55
1,450.55
1,455.00
1,483.03
1,484.30
1,489.00
1,583.75
1,602.72
1,618.00
1,618.00
1,618.00
1,620.00
1,627.50
1,628.88
1,653.00
1,653.00
1,653.00
1,682.75
1,898.40
1,908.44
1,915.29
1,926.38
1,969.10
2,094.40
2,200.77
2,218.42
2,516.18
2,709.54
2,709.54
2,751.00
2,782.00
2,864.76
2,937.19
2,937.19
2,937.19
2,937.19
2,937.19
2,937.19
3,090.68
3,090.68
3,090.68
3,090.68
3,166.78
3,166.78
3,166.78
3,193.13
3,833.95
3,833.95
3,833.95
4,942.35

Qe) If available, the date the package commenced

Qe)This information is provided above within the answer to Qc

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your request, and should be addressed to:

Information Management Unit

Sandwell Council House

Freeth Street

Oldbury

West Midlands

B69 3DE

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If you are not content with the outcome of an internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF