§ Lord Morris of Manchesterasked Her Majesty's Government:
What monitoring has been carried out by statutory agencies of the continuing provision made for people benefiting from vocational rehabilitation training provided by the Rehab UK Greater Manchester Brain Injury Centre after the centre was forced to close; and [HL886]
What study has been made of subsequent provisions for trainees at the Rehab UK Greater Manchester Brain Injury Centre who had not completed their full courses at the time of its closure; and at what cost to public funds in each case. [HL887]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathThe statutory agencies across Greater Manchester have not undertaken any formal monitoring in relation to those individuals who used the services of the Rehab UK Greater Manchester Brain Injury Vocational Centre prior to its closure. The emphasis continues to be one of meeting individuals assessed needs, and this is managed by individual councils in partnership with National Health Service colleagues and providers as appropriate to individual needs.
There has been no study of subsequent service provision for former users of the Manchester service. However, there have been some instances where former service users have needed some additional support in helping them return to employment. In those cases, funding was made available for placements at other providers in the Greater Manchester area.