§ Lord Ashley of Stokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many local authorities provide what they consider to be appropriate services to deafblind people; and [HL1366]
How many local authorities provide one-on-one support for deafblind people. (HL1367]
§ Lord WarnerThe Social Services Inspectorate's delivery and improvement statement for autumn 2003 shows that 42.7 per cent of local authorities are providing services that are specifically appropriate to deafblind people. A further 30 per cent are providing special elements for deafblind people within a single sensory impairment service, while another 14 per cent have a single sensory impairment service with some modifications for deafblind people.
§ Lord Ashley of Stokeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many and what proportion of local authorities are known to have identified and made contact with deafblind people in their care; and how many have answered the needs of deafblind people; and [HL1325]
How many local authorities have a senior manager who has responsibility for deafblind services. [HL1368]
§ Lord WarnerThe Social Services Inspectorate's delivery and improvement statements for autumn 2003 show that 82 per cent of local authorities have a database in place to assist the identification of deafblind people in their area. It also shows that 148 (98.7 per cent of) local authorities in England have a senior manager with designated responsibility for deafblind services. No information is held centrally about making contact with and addressing the needs of deafblind people.