From: FOI
<foi@portsmouthcc.gov.uk>
Sent: 02 June 2021 15:09
To: Louis Holmes
Cc: FOI
Subject: Response for FOI/2021/419
- Publication and consultation of care home LA fees for 2020-2022
Information Governance, Corporate
Services
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL
Telephone:
023 92 834385
Reference: FOI/2021/419
Dear Louis Holmes,
INFORMATION REQUEST – Publication and consultation of care home LA fees for
2020-2022
Thank
you for your request for information received 1 April and which you provided
clarification on the 4th May. I can confirm that your request was
considered under the Freedom of Information Act.
In
accordance with the Act, I confirm that Portsmouth City Council does hold the
information you are seeking.
YOUR
REQUEST AND OUR RESPONSE
Please answer each question referencing
the unique question number in each individual response. If there is no response
to a question, please state “No Response” or “Not Applicable”. Response
requirement is provided in brackets below.
2020/21
1. Please confirm where you have
published online, your Local Authority 2020/21 Over 65 Nursing, Nursing
Dementia, Residential and Residential Dementia Fee Rates. Please provide a link
to where this communication was published, and a copy of any media sent to
Providers evidencing this decision (link).
We do not publish our provider fee rates
online. Individual letters were sent to each provider.
2021/22
2. Please confirm whether you have
decided your 2021/22 Over 65 Nursing, Nursing Dementia, Residential and
Residential Dementia Fee Rates. (yes/no). Yes
If yes:
a. When was the decision made (date)?
Please provide a link to the dated document confirming this decision (link)
We do not publish our provider fee rates
online. Individual letters were sent to each provider.
b. From what date is the 2021/22 fee
rate to be applied (date) 01/04/2021
c. Where are the rates published currently
online for Providers? Please provide a link and a copy of any media sent to
Providers evidencing this decision (link)
We do not publish our provider fee rates
online.
d. How were, or are Providers consulted
on this decision (free text)?
Engagement with providers is coordinated
through discussions with the Hampshire Care Association and regular meetings
held with providers.
If no:
e. When will the decision be made
(date)? Not applicable
f. What is the process and timeline
remaining for this unmade decision (free text)? Please provide a link to any
documents outlining the current process with provisional or draft proposals
being considered (link) Not applicable
g. How are Providers to be consulted on
the decision (free text)? Not applicable
h. Where will the decision be published
online for Providers? Please provide a link (link)
i. From what date is the 2021/22 fee
rate to be applied (date) Not applicable
j. Are there any circumstances which
will result in a fee uplift not being provided (free text)? Please provide a
link to where this is explained for Providers (link) Not applicable
3. For rates which are above the Base
Fee Rates published, please confirm:
k. What percentage uplift or mechanism
was applied to each fee or care type for 2020/21 (percentage/free text)
Standard rate for Residential and Nursing for 2020/2021 uplifted by 4.2%
from 2019/2020
Standard rate for Domiciliary Care
uplifted for 2020/2021 by 3% from 2019/2020
l. What percentage uplift or mechanism
is to be applied to each fee or care type for 2021/22 (percentage/free text)
Standard rate for Residential and
Nursing for 2021/2022 uplifted by 2% from 2020/2021
Standard rate for Domiciliary Care
uplifted for 2021/2022 by 3% from 2020/2021
4. Please provide details of the
provider representative association/s that you engaged with on all matters
relating to over 65’s care homes:
m. Association/s name/entity (free text)
Hampshire Care Association https://hampshirecare.org/
n. Name of the primary contact (name) We
do not believe it would be this individual's reasonable expectation for their
name to be disclosed. It is therefore exempt from disclosure under Section
40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act.
o. Email address (email address) info@hampshirecare.org
p. Postal address (postal address) 132
Bournemouth Road, Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, SO53 3AL
q. Contact number (telephone number) 02380
255794
In
accordance with the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015, this
information may not be re-used without permission from Portsmouth City Council.
Portsmouth
City Council in complying with its statutory duty under sections 1 and 11 of
the Freedom of Information Act to release the enclosed information, will not
breach the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. However, the rights of the
copyright holder of the enclosed information will continue to be protected by
the law. If you wish to use this information, you may require approval or
licence from the copyright holder.
We
trust that our response fulfils your request. You do have the right request an
internal review of this outcome or to complain about our treatment of your
request. If you wish to do so, please set out in writing your grounds of
complaint and send to the Corporate Information Governance Officer at
Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth,
Hampshire, PO1 2AL, telephone 023 9283 4385, e-mail FOI@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Should
you be dissatisfied with the outcome of the complaints decision you may wish to
follow the Portsmouth City Council’s Compliments and Complaints procedure which
can be found on the Portsmouth City Council website or by contacting the Civic
Offices.
If
you are dissatisfied with the outcome of the internal review or you have any
other concerns, you may wish to contact the Information Commissioner at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Yours
sincerely
Sharlotte
Hughes
Information
Governance Specialist
Portsmouth City
Council
Civic Offices
Portsmouth
PO1 2BQ
T: 023 9288
2659
E: Sharlotte.hughes@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
From: Louis Holmes <LHolmes@careengland.org.uk>
Sent: 04 May 2021 10:13
To: FOI <foi@portsmouthcc.gov.uk>
Subject: Re: Clarification required for: Freedom of Information request
FOI/2021/419
Dear
Wendy,
Thank
you for your email.
Base
rate means the minimum or standard fee rate. Regarding where they are
published, please indicate where care home fees are located on your website.
Kind
regards,
Louis
From: FOI <foi@portsmouthcc.gov.uk>
Sent: 30 April 2021 11:35
To: Louis Holmes <LHolmes@careengland.org.uk>
Cc: FOI <foi@portsmouthcc.gov.uk>
Subject: Clarification required for: Freedom of Information request
FOI/2021/419
Information Governance, Corporate
Services
Civic Offices, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AL
Telephone:
023 92 834385
Reference: FOI/2021/419
Dear Louis Holmes
Further to our acknowledgement of your request, we need some clarification from
you so that we can provide you with an appropriate response.
Please could you confirm what is meant by 'Base Fee Rates published'?
The normal time limit for responding to a request for information, under the
Freedom of Information Act is 20 working days from the day after it is
received. However, where an authority reasonably requires further information
or clarification before it is able to respond to a request, section 10(6)(b) of
the FOIA specifies that the 20-day period for compliance with the request
begins when the authority receives the information it requires to identify and
locate the information requested.
The City Council would like to make you aware that if we do not receive clarification
within 30 days your request for information will be closed.
The Act defines a number of exemptions that may prevent release of some or all
of the information that you have requested. The City Council will consider
whether any of these exemptions apply and, where required by the Act, whether
it is in the public interest to release the information. If we have to make a
public interest test, the 20 working day time limit might be extended. You will
be informed if any information is withheld and of your rights of appeal.
There may be a fee payable for this information and you will be informed if
this is the case. Any fee must be paid before the request is processed and the
information released. The 20 working day time clock will stop until the fee is paid.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact the Corporate
Information Governance Officer at Portsmouth City Council, Civic Offices,
Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2AL, telephone 023 9268 8482,
e-mail FOI@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Yours sincerely
Wendy
Burton, FOI Officer
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