FOI Request - Children's Commissioners

Request 101003121620

For respondents - the purpose of this request is to develop an understanding of what is good practice in joint commissioning and funding of external placements with health/Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG)/Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and children's social care. This in an external research project I am undertaken whilst continuing my work as Placements Sufficiency lead and if requested I would consider sharing the findings with your organisation.

Q1 Do you have a joint commissioning framework for externally commissioned placements for children?
Q1a If yes, does this joint commissioning framework include partners from 'health' (eg, CCG or new ICBs)?
Q1b Please share the terms of reference (ToR) or joint agreement, if health are included
Q2 Do 'health' eg CCG/ICB, joint fund externally commissioned placements (eg, residential, therapeutic foster care, SEND, semi-independent provision)?
Q2a If yes, what are the terms (please share a ToR or agreement)?
Q2b If yes, how is that funding split for the following: (e.g. a shared percentage cost)
-residential
-therapeutic foster care
-Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) provision
-semi-independent provision
Q3 Do any other partners contribute (over and above children's social care and health/CCG)?
Q3a If yes, who and on what terms?
Q4 Is the criteria in the 'continuing care funding' model used as a methodology for split funding?
Q4b If yes, is this the only criteria 'health' use to determine funding?
Q5 What was your Council 2021/22 yearly spend on external placements?
Q5a What element of that was funded by health?
Q5b What element of that was funded by education?
Q5c What element of that was funded by 'other'?
Q6 Have you involved children or parents in your joint commissioning process?
Q7 Do you refer to any models of practice in your commissioning framework or joint funding framework?
Q7a If yes, please share this?
Q8 Do you have any other comments?
 

Response 26-08-2022

Q1. Not held. Information not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Q2. Not held. Exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Q3. Not held. Exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Q4. Not applicable

Q5. £5,139,438 * Please note the figures include in area children’s home and out of area placements which includes independent fostering.  Respite and fostering arranged with our own foster carers is NOT included.

a) 0

b) £111,803

c) Social Work £5,027,635

Q6. Not held. Exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Q7. We don’t have a commissioning framework, therefore not held. Exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.

Q8-9. Not applicable