Community Short Breaks Services
Peterborough City CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £1,625,000
Deadline
21 September 2018
Published
20 August 2018
Type
services
Overview
Short Breaks are vital services for improving the outcomes for CYP with disabilities and are therefore a fundamental element of the provision that underpins the Local Offer. Whilst the services within the Community Short Breaks Services Portfolio does not include overnight care, it does include; day time care, educational and leisure activities and services available to assist parent carers Whilst Short Break funding overall includes the In House Short Break Services and Direct Payments packages, a significant proportion of this funding has been allocated to Community Short Breaks.
The Peterborough Needs Analysis carried out for the 'Children and young People Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health' Tier 2 service (2015) and the Peterborough Child Health Profile (Public Health England, 2014) states that the 0-19 population in Peterborough is approximately 49,000, projecting a figure of approximately 55,000 for 2020. The 6% cited on the government website (Department for Work and Pensions & Office for National Statistics, 2014) regarding the prevalence of disability for those aged 0-19 indicates that there are just under 3,000 CYP with disabilities in Peterborough.
These 3,000 CYP with disabilities are considered 'children in need' (CIN); a child in need is defined under the Children Act 1989 as a child who is unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or their health or development will be significantly impaired, without the provision of services, or the child is disabled. 5,322 referrals were made to children's social care between January 2012 to August 2015, and as of 31st March 2015, there were 1,895 CIN. 11.5% in Peterborough had a disability recorded, compared to 13% nationally; of these disabilities the most common were either Learning Disabilities or Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The maximum indicative budget for the Community Short Breaks Services is £325,000 per annum.
Regulations cited
- Children Act 1989
Additional details
Please find below an overview of the indicative funding allocated for each of the services. The Council is under no obligation to spend the amounts shown and thus make no commitment to do so.
The indicative budget and the indicative figures stated below are the budgets for each of the service; these are not price caps. Service A - Large Groups 7-11 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service B - Large Groups 11-19 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service C - Small Groups 7-11 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service D - Small Groups 11-19 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service E - One to One Support (framework agreement of up to 2 providers, with an indicative a set hourly rate £15 - £20 and an indicative budget of up to (£50k (15.4%)) Service F - Sleep Management Programme ( an indicative £75k (23.0%)) Small Groups are those containing between 3-8 CYP.
Large Groups are those containing 9+ CYP. There will be an indicative hourly rate range between £15-£20 for Service...
Additional information: Short Breaks are vital services for improving the outcomes for CYP with disabilities and are therefore a fundamental element of the provision that underpins the Local Offer. Whilst the services within the Community Short Breaks Services Portfolio does not include overnight care, it does include; day time care, educational and leisure activities and services available to assist parent carers Whilst Short Break funding overall includes the In House Short Break Services and Direct Payments packages, a significant proportion of this funding has been allocated to Community Short Breaks.
The Peterborough Needs Analysis carried out for the 'Children and young People Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health' Tier 2 service (2015) and the Peterborough Child Health Profile (Public Health England, 2014) states that the 0-19 population in Peterborough is approximately 49,000, projecting a figure of approximately 55,000 for 2020. The 6% cited on the government website (Department for Work and Pensions & Office for National Statistics, 2014) regarding the prevalence of disability for those aged 0-19 indicates that there are just under 3,000 CYP with disabilities in Peterborough.
These 3,000 CYP with disabilities are considered 'children in need' (CIN); a child in need is defined under the Children Act 1989 as a child who is unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or their health or development will be significantly impaired, without the provision of services, or the child is disabled. 5,322 referrals were made to children's social care between January 2012 to August 2015, and as of 31st March 2015, there were 1,895 CIN. 11.5% in Peterborough had a disability recorded, compared to 13% nationally; of these disabilities the most common were either Learning Disabilities or Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The maximum indicative budget for the Community Short Breaks Services is £325,000 per annum.
Please find below an overview of the indicative funding allocated for each of the services. The Council is under no obligation to spend the amounts shown and thus make no commitment to do so.
The indicative budget and the indicative figures stated below are the budgets for each of the service; these are not price caps. Service A - Large Groups 7-11 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service B - Large Groups 11-19 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service C - Small Groups 7-11 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service D - Small Groups 11-19 (2 allocations of an indicative £25k (7.7%)) Service E - One to One Support (framework agreement of up to 2 providers, with an indicative a set hourly rate £15 - £20 and an indicative budget of up to (£50k (15.4%)) Service F - Sleep Management Programme ( an indicative £75k (23.0%)) Small Groups are those containing between 3-8 CYP.
Large Groups are those containing 9+ CYP. There will be an indicative hourly rate range between £15-£20 for Service E (One to One Support); the hours within these packages of support will be decided upon by a PCC resource allocation panel. The Councils indicative budget for this service per annum is up to £50k.
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Published
20 August 2018
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