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Dear਀䔀渀焀甀椀爀攀爀Ⰰ㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀戀爀㸀
਀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀∀䌀愀氀椀戀爀椀∀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀✀㸀䘀刀䔀䔀䐀伀䴀 伀䘀 䤀一䘀伀刀䴀䄀吀䤀伀一 ACT REQUEST
਀㰀戀爀㸀 I refer to your Freedom of Information request in relation to Care England.
਀㰀戀爀㸀 Right of Access਀㰀戀爀㸀
਀㰀甀㸀匀攀挀琀椀漀渀 ㄀⠀㄀⤀㰀⼀甀㸀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀挀琀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀猀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 洀愀欀椀渀最 愀 爀攀焀甀攀猀琀 昀漀爀 information to a public authority is entitled.
਀㰀戀爀㸀 (a) to be informed in਀眀爀椀琀椀渀最 戀礀 琀栀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 愀甀琀栀漀爀椀琀礀 眀栀攀琀栀攀爀 椀琀 栀漀氀搀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 specified in the request (which Section 1(6) of the Act designates as the਀☀焀甀漀琀㬀搀甀琀礀 琀漀 挀漀渀昀椀爀洀 漀爀 搀攀渀礀☀焀甀漀琀㬀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀攀洀㸀㰀椀㸀㰀戀爀㸀
਀㰀攀洀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀∀䌀愀氀椀戀爀椀∀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀✀㸀⠀戀⤀ 椀昀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀攀Ⰰ 琀漀 have that information communicated to him.
਀㰀戀爀㸀 The right is to obtain access to the information itself and not to the਀搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀 漀爀 爀攀挀漀爀搀 眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀猀 椀琀⸀ 㰀戀爀㸀
਀吀栀攀 䄀挀琀 挀爀攀愀琀攀猀 愀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 爀椀最栀琀 漀昀 愀挀挀攀猀猀 琀漀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 栀攀氀搀 戀礀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀 authorities subject to various exemptions.
਀㰀戀爀㸀 Northumberland County Council confirms that it holds the information you have਀爀攀焀甀攀猀琀攀搀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀⼀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀搀椀瘀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀䴀猀漀一漀爀洀愀氀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀瀀㸀 ਀㰀瀀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀洀愀爀最椀渀㨀　挀洀✀㸀㰀戀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ猀椀稀攀㨀㄀㈀⸀　瀀琀㬀昀漀渀琀ⴀ昀愀洀椀氀礀㨀∀䄀爀椀愀氀∀Ⰰ猀愀渀猀ⴀ猀攀爀椀昀㬀 color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;਀瀀愀搀搀椀渀最㨀　挀洀✀㸀㄀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀 挀漀渀昀椀爀洀 眀栀攀爀攀 礀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 漀渀氀椀渀攀Ⰰ 礀漀甀爀 䰀漀挀愀氀 Authority 2020/21 Over 65 Nursing, Nursing Dementia, Residential and਀刀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀椀愀氀 䐀攀洀攀渀琀椀愀 䘀攀攀 刀愀琀攀猀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 氀椀渀欀 琀漀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 communication was published, and a copy of any media sent to Providers਀攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 搀攀挀椀猀椀漀渀 ⠀氀椀渀欀⤀⸀㰀⼀猀瀀愀渀㸀㰀⼀戀㸀㰀猀瀀愀渀 猀琀礀氀攀㴀✀昀漀渀琀ⴀ猀椀稀攀㨀㄀㈀⸀　瀀琀㬀 font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E'>

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b. From what date is the 2021/22 fee rate to be applied (date)

1 April 2021.

c. Where are the rates published currently online for Providers?਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀 愀 氀椀渀欀 愀渀搀 愀 挀漀瀀礀 漀昀 愀渀礀 洀攀搀椀愀 猀攀渀琀 琀漀 倀爀漀瘀椀搀攀爀猀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 decision (link)

As explained in response to your question one, we do not currently਀瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀 琀栀攀猀攀 爀愀琀攀猀 漀渀氀椀渀攀⸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 渀漀琀椀昀椀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀漀瘀椀搀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 attached letter (the detailed table of fees appeared in the draft contract਀愀挀挀漀洀瀀愀渀礀椀渀最 琀栀攀 氀攀琀琀攀爀⸀⤀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀 吀栀攀 戀愀猀攀 昀攀攀 爀愀琀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀猀 猀栀漀眀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀 below:

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