Please provide the following information in relation to adult care services, including both residential and nursing care:

1.
a) Has the Council paid VAT on the fees paid to any care provider in the twelve months prior to this request? Yes. No VAT Paid to Residential and Nursing care providers.
b) If so, to how many care providers has the Council paid VAT? 38
c) What are the names of the care providers to whom the Council has paid VAT?Bow Guest House
Berkshire Travel
Moving Matters & AC Pope
Stepping Stones
M & R Services
Silent Sounds Communications Ltd
Optalis Limited
Language Line Services
Nanna Fridays Ltd
ABC Travel (Wokingham) Ltd t/a ABC Travel
School Express
Berkshire Mobility Transport Ltd
Rela Support Services Ltd
Total Communication
Twenty Four Seven
Crown Wheelchair Travel
ASP Express Wokingham Ltd
John Bell Carpets
Indigo Access Ltd
Her Majesty´s Court Tribunals
Oakwood Park Kennels
Loddon Cars Ltd
Green Metro Cars Ltd
Comodo CA Ltd
Thames Valley Surveying Limited
Prepaid Financial Services
Step Together
Ace Wheelchair Travel
Options for Living Ltd
Key2 Futures Ltd
Queen Bee Cars Ltd
Network Healthcare Ltd
Cranstoun Services Limited
READING RECYCLING LIMITED
Darren Bush T/A The Washbox
Zero Waste Group Ltd
Eurasian Linguistic Services Ltd
Power Pest Control
d) Are the care providers to whom the Council paid VAT registered with a regulatory body? (E.g. CQC or CIW) Finance do not hold this data
e) If the care providers are not regulated, why not? What care services do they provide? Finance do not hold this data

2.
a) Does the Council operate any care homes directly? The Council does not operate any care homes directly.
b) If so, how many care homes do they operate? The Council does not operate any care homes directly.
The Council does not operate any care homes directly.
d) If so, how many of those homes does the Council recover the VAT on? The Council does not operate any care homes directly.

Please also provide the following information in relation to children's residential care:
3.
a) Has the Council paid VAT on the fees paid to any care provider in the twelve months prior to this request? No
b) If so, to how many care providers has the Council paid VAT? Not applicable
c) What are the names of the care providers to whom the Council has paid VAT? Not applicable
d) Are the care providers to whom the Council paid VAT registered with a regulatory body? (E.g. OFSTED or ESTYN) Not applicable
e) If the care providers are not regulated, why not? What care services do they provide? Not applicable

4.
a) Does the Council operate any care homes directly? No
b) If so, how many care homes do they operate? Not applicable
c) Does the Council recover the VAT it incurs in operating those homes? Not applicable
d) If so, how many of those homes does the Council recover the VAT on? Not applicable