§ Mrs. Currieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the level of staffing for each resettlement unit; and how many staff at each unit have social work, psychiatric or other appropriate qualifications.
§ Mr. MajorThe staff complement for each resettlement unit, grade by grade, is set out in the table. Information on qualifications held by members of staff is not available.
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Centre and address HEO EO CO CA WS RSO TYP Nurse SW Total Southampton 1 3 4 1 3 10 — — — 22 South Wales 1 3 4 1 2 9 — — — 20 Walkden 1 4 8 — 6 10 1 — — 30 West Midlands 1 3 6 1 3 11 — — — 25 Winterbourne 1 3 4 1 2 10 .5 — — 21.5 Woodhouse 1 3 5 1 4 10 — — — 24 Grades:
HEO—Higher executive officer.
EO—Executive officer.
CO—Clerical officer.
CA—Clerical assistant
WS—Workshop supervisor.
RSO—Resettlement officer.
SW—Social worker.
§ Mrs. Currieasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many beds were provided in each of the resettlement units during the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available; what was the average occupancy for each unit during the same period; and whether there are any significant seasonal variations in the rate of occupancy.
§ Mr. MajorThe table shows the number of beds provided in each of the 23 resettlement units during the 12 months ended 24 September 1985 and the average occupancy level for each unit during that period.
There are significant variations in the rate of occupancy.
Unit Beds available per night averaged out where necessary Average occupancy percentage Alvaston (Nr. Derby) 83 63.1 Brighton 38 80.4 Crown Quay Lodge (Sittingbourne) 45 92.6 Fazakerley (Liverpool) 54 98.1 Glasgow 77 77.3 Leeds 96 66.2 Leicester 89 86.3 Newbury 66 96.3 Plawsworth (Co. Durham) 118 54.0 Southampton 85 95.3 South Wales (Nr. Bridgend) 64 66.8 Walkden 82 97.7 West Midlands (Lye) 123 50.5 Winterbourne (Nr. Bristol) 70 86.6 Woodhouse (Nr. Sheffield) 96 75.9 Bridge House (North Kensington) 114 88.3 Camberwell* 300 45.4 Camden 40 91.0 Cedars Lodge (Clapham) 100 84.6 Lancelot Andrews (Southwark) 60 84.1 Pound Lodge (Willesden) 79 78.4 Spur House (Lewisham) 149 94.0 West End House (Soho) 74 86.8 * Camberwell Resettlement Unit closed on 1 November 1985. During the months leading up to closure the policy of transferring residents to other units was accelerated.