Under the Freedom of Information Act/Environmental Information Regulations, I would like to request the following information:
This request is regarding residential and supported living services for adults with learning disabilities (LD), mental health (MH) and Complex Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).
Unless otherwise stated, please provide data for:
Financial Year 2024/2025 (previous FY)
Financial Year 2025/2026 (current FY)
Where averages are requested, please provide the arithmetic mean.
Please provide answers wherever possible separately for each category of LD, MH, and ASD.

1. Average Fee Rates (Framework Placements Only)Please provide the average fee rates paid to external providers on framework arrangements (excluding in-house services):
a) Residential care (weekly rate, £ per week) - Please provide the average weekly fee rates for the following service user groups:
i. Learning Disability (LD)
ii. Mental Health (MH)
iii. Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
iv. Please provide the overall average residential weekly fee.
b) Supported living (hourly rate, £ per hour) - Please provide the average hourly fee rates for the following service user groups:
i. Learning Disability (LD)
ii. Mental Health (MH)
iii. Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
iv. Please provide the overall average hourly supported living weekly fee.
c) If you have a complex framework rate please could you state this (£).

2. Spot Purchase Placements
a) Please provide the total number of spot purchase placements commissioned in:
i. FY 2024/2025
ii. FY 2025/2026 (to date or full year if available)
b) Please provide the average weekly fee (£ per week) for spot purchase residential placements.
c) If available, please also provide average weekly fees banded as:
i. Low care needs
ii. Medium care needs
iii. High care needs
(If bandings are not formally defined, please provide your internal categorisation or confirm not held.)

Please provide the average hourly rate for spot purchase supported living placements.

3. Out of Area Placements
a) Please provide the number of out-of-area (out of county) placements commissioned for adult LD, Mental Health and Autism services in:
i. FY 2024/2025
ii. FY 2025/2026
b) Please define how your authority classifies an “out-of-area” placement.

4. Fee Uplifts
a) Please provide the average annual fee uplift (percentage) applied to externally commissioned LD, Mental Health and Autism services in FY 2024/2025.
Where possible, please separate by service type:
i. Residential care
ii. Supported living
b) Please provide the proposed or implemented average annual fee uplift (percentage) for FY 2025/2026.
Where possible, please separate by service type:
i. Residential care
ii. Supported living

5. Expenditure
a) Please provide total expenditure related to long-term placements in supported living for adults aged 18-64 during FY 2024/2025:
i. LD,
ii. ASD
iii. MH
b) Please provide total expenditure related to long-term placements in supported living for adults aged 18-64 during FY 2025/2026:
iv. LD,
v. ASD
vi. MH