Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I request information about your Out-of-Hours / Emergency Duty Team (EDT) service for Children’s and/or Adults Social Care.
I would appreciate data for the current financial year (2025/26) and, where readily available, the previous year (2024/25).

Section 1 — Service Structure and Coverage
• Please confirm whether the local authority operates its own Out-of-Hours / Emergency Duty Service (EDT) for Children’s Social Care, Adults Social Care, or both: This is operated by Bracknell Forest Council on behalf on the Berkshire Local Authorities
• If not directly operated, please identify the organisation providing the service (e.g. NHS Trust, shared service, or contractor) and the contractual arrangement: Bracknell Forest Council https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/emergency-duty-service
• Please describe the structure of the EDT, including job titles and number of FTE posts by grade or role: This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council
• Please confirm whether EDT staff work primarily from a designated base, from home, or through a hybrid arrangement: This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council

Section 2 — Staffing and Pay
• Please provide details of EDT staffing, including:
• job titles and grades; copy of the structure
• whether sessional/bank staff are used and their pay rates;
• details of any Out-of-Hours/Unsocial Hours or standby allowances (including method of calculation and whether sessional/bank staff also receive these);
• any market supplements or retention payments applied to EDT roles; and
• whether staff receive time off in lieu (TOIL), overtime, or other additional compensation.
This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council

Section 3 — Rota and On-Call Arrangements
• Please provide a copy or outline of the current EDT rota and on-call arrangements, including shift hours, number of staff per shift, management cover, and handover process
This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council

Section 4 — Finance and Budget
Please provide:
• the total annual budget allocated to the EDT service for the current and previous financial year: This information is published on our website on our public contract register
• a breakdown of this budget by staffing, management, allowances, and commissioned elements: This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council
• any funding contributions from partner organisations (e.g. NHS, district councils, other Local Authorities if shared services, police): This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council
• any known efficiency or savings targets applied to the EDT service: None known

Section 5 — Performance and Future Plans
Please provide:
• a summary or copy of the most recent internal or external review, audit or inspection relating to the EDT service:
Internal: This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council
External: This was covered in each of the Berkshire LAs CQC assessments and published on the CQC website
• the number of referrals or contacts handled by the EDT in the past 12 months (broken down by Children’s and Adults if available): This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council
• any current proposals, consultation documents or business cases regarding future changes (or recent changes), restructuring or reorganisation (LGR?) of the EDT or OOH service: This information is not held by the council. Please contact Bracknell Forest Council.