• Special Guardianship Support and Assessment

    “Does the council follow the DfE (Department for Education) method of assessing Special guardianship allowance? If not please provide information as to the method used. DCC uses a formula developed from the DfE model means test. What is the maximum … Continue reading

  • Quarterly cash-flow of private capital investments

    I am looking for the quarterly cash-flow information of all your private capital investments (private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, private debt funds, infrastructure funds, natural resource funds, etc.) made *since the inception of the individual investments* … Continue reading

  • Council tax contribution to pension scheme

    Please can you advise what percentage of Council Tax goes into the local government pension scheme, if any? Devon County Council do not hold this information as the County Council does not allocate council tax for specific purposes (except for … Continue reading

  • Drug and alcohol Treatment Public Health Budget

    “From your allocated Public Health budget, how much do you propose to spend on the following areas of drug and alcohol treatment in 2019/20:- 1. Residential rehabilitation budget (tier4) – £100,000 for 2019-20 2. Residential detoxification budget (tier 4) This … Continue reading

  • Budget for various services 2015-2019

    Please state the earmarked budget allocated (as opposed to out-turn or the estimated spend) by your local authority for i) financial year 2015/16 ii) financial year 2016/17 iii) financial year 2017/18 and iv) financial year 2018/19 for the below numbered … Continue reading

  • Lender option borrower option debt

    How much of your Lender Option Borrower Option (LOBO) debt has been repaid and refinanced with Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) debt? Devon County Council can confirm that we have not refinanced any LOBO loans in the last 10 years. … Continue reading

  • Foreign Travel Costs

    “From 1 August 2017 to the day this request is processed (1 August 2018), I would like to know the number of overseas trips councillors, members of the management team (including the chief executive), and council officers have taken in … Continue reading

  • Eclipse implementation costs

    Please provide details of all implementation costs associated with the move to Eclipse, broken down into: – Payments to OLM for implementation services (including data migration, training etc) £156,000 – Payments to third parties in respect of implementation services £17,000 … Continue reading