Operational Support Service (OSS)

We are seeking information from you regarding how you split the services that we cover in our Operational Support Service (OSS), between the various areas of your Local Authority (Adults, Finance, Legal etc). We would like to understand further:
– Where the team(s) covering our OSS functionalities sit in your organisational structure;
– How many staff are assigned to complete the function;
– The grade of the staff completing the function;
– A structure chart of the responsible team to show the detail;
– Any standards you have in place to keep the person / family informed of their case; and
– Who authorises the decisions associated with the functions (e.g. role, department, directorate).

The information requested above can be found at the following links:

OSS Spreadsheet

Client Financial Services (CFS) Structure

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Court of Protection team hierarchy

Information that is greyed out is exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data). 

The Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the UK General Data Protection Regulation. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.