• Social care and personal health budgets

    Social Care Financial Review 1. Has the council undertaken any financial reviews to identify erroneous payments with regards to social care funding allocation or payments in the last five financial-years (2012/13 – 2017/18)? a. If so, please state who conducted … Continue reading

  • Domestic violence advisors and advocates

    Please can you respond to this Freedom of Information request about Independent Domestic Violence Advisors/Advocates in your area. Do you: A) commission externally from a third sector organisation B) provide this service using Council staff C) other (please describe) We … Continue reading

  • Domestic violence service provision

    Do you: A) commission externally from a third sector organisation B) provide this service using Council staff C) other (please describe) We commission a third sector organisation. Please can you confirm: A) how many full time equivalent staff are employed … Continue reading

  • War disablement pension

    Please can you provide: * the number of people in Devon who are currently in receipt of a War Disablement Pension and accessing social care support via the local authority * the number of people in Devon who access social … Continue reading

  • Live-in care packages

    Please could you let me know the number of live-in care packages you have commissioned over the past 5 years from 2013 – this can either be per calendar year or financial year depending on the way you record data. … Continue reading

  • Daily living aids

    -How many ‘daily living aids’ (eg commodes, bedraisers, tables, hoists etc) were issued to patients by the Council (Adult Social Care or similar department) in the last financial year In response to this and all of the subsequent questions we … Continue reading

  • Average Care Home Fees

    I am writing to you with regard to your authority’s response to a recent FOI request on fees paid to independent sector care homes.  Because of a concerning frequency of anomalies (in some cases, greater than 10% differences compared with … Continue reading

  • Care provider costs and accommodation information

    1) How many care providers of Supported Living for adults with learning disabilities/mental health does the council have contracts with? If possible, please list these providers. We can confirm Devon County Council defines ‘supported Living’ as a specified building for … Continue reading

  • Care home placements

    Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please tell me: 1. Please tell me the total number of care home placements for individuals aged 65+ organised by the local authority in the financial years of: 2015/2016: 2,754 (with a Residential … Continue reading