From:                                             FOI West <FOIWest@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk>

Sent:                                               21 December 2020 10:28

To:                                                  Louis Holmes

Cc:                                                   FOI West

Subject:                                         RFI 3373 Freedom of Information request  - Care England

 

Dear Rhodri Williams,

 

Thank you for your request for information of 8 December 2020 which has been logged as RFI 3373 and has been dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. We confirm that Cheshire West and Chester Council does hold information relating to your request.

 

For the purpose of clarity your request has been reproduced below:

Please see below for FOI questions in relation to nursing and care homes for people over 65.

1.       What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Fee Base Rate be? (excluding FNC)

£541.85

2.       What is your LA’s 2020/21 Nursing Dementia Fee Base Rate? (excluding FNC)

£565.58

3.       What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Fee Base Rate?  

£477.09

4.       What is your LA’s 2020/21 Residential Dementia Fee Base Rate?  

£538.08

5.       Were your LA’s 2020/21 fee rates based upon an assumed occupancy level? If so, what rate?

Rates are not based on an assumed occupancy level.

 

 

We trust this answers your queries.

 

The Council considers that your request has been answered in full by either confirming that information is not held, providing you with the information requested, or explaining why any information has been withheld and the reasons for any redaction. Where applicable, the Council has also told you the reasons for the delay in responding to your request.

 

If you are unhappy with the way your request for information has been handled you can request a review by writing to the Disclosures Team within 40 working days from the date of the Council’s response.

 

You are entitled to a review by the Council if:

•             You are dissatisfied with the Council’s explanation of why the application was not dealt with within the 20 working day time limit.

•             All the information requested is not being disclosed and you have not received an explanation why some information is not being disclosed.

•             A reason for the disclosures under the request being refused is not received.

•             You consider that exemptions have been wrongly applied, and/or

•             You consider that a fee has been wrongly applied.

 

Please set out your grounds for seeking a review together with what specific part of your request those grounds apply to and the outcome you are seeking. The Council reserves the right to ask you for clarification of the grounds for your review request if the grounds are not clear, and to delay commencing the review if such grounds are not provided.

 

The Disclosures Team can be contacted by email via: foi@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk or at the following address:

 

Disclosures Team

Cheshire West and Chester Council

4 Civic Way

Ellesmere Port

CH64 0BE

 

The Disclosures Team will acknowledge a request for an internal review within 5 working days and complete the review as soon as possible and no later than 40 working days from receipt of the request.

 

More information about the Council’s internal review process can be found via:

 

https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/residents/contact-us/complaints-and-feedback/requests-for-information/requesting-access-to-data.aspx

 

If you remain dissatisfied following the outcome of your review, you have a right of appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

 

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: www.ico.org.uk

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Disclosures Team

Customer Relations and Information Governance

Compliance and Assurance Service

Cheshire West and Chester Council

 

Tel: 0300 123 8 123 (Customer Contact Centre)

Email: FOIWEST@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Visit: www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

 

 

FD

 

Cheshire West and Chester Council is committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process and to provide a compliant and consistent approach to data protection.  To learn more about how we handle your personal information when you contact the Council’s Data Protection and Compliance Team,  please see our Advice, Enquiries and Complaints Privacy Notice on the Council's website or ask for a copy of the notice to be sent to you.

 


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