4. Personal Social Services
resources and activity
4.1 Could the Department set out the Formula
Spending Share (FSS) for social services in 2003-04, by local
authority, and by FSS sub-block, in cash, per capita, per capita
of relevant population and per client? [4.3]
4.2 Could the Department provide a table
comparing Personal Social Services (PSS) FSS for each authority
in 2003-04 with PSS SSA in 2002-03 adjusted for changes in function
and full resource equalisation?
4.3 Could the department describe the
changes to the PSS block as a result of the introduction of the
new Formula Grant Distribution System? Could the department explain
why these options were chosen above the others it put forward
for the consultation? Could the Department provide details of
any plans to further review these formulae?
4.4 Could the Department provide an update
of Table 4.5.1? [4.5]
4.5 Could the Department set out in a table
how the unit costs of the main social services for children and
adults have changed over time? Could the Department quantify the
degree of variation in these unit costs between authorities? Could
the Department provide a commentary on these figures? [4.6]
4.6 Could the Department provide a table
showing for each authority the latest information on the proportion
of social services for adults which are purchased from the independent
sector rather than being provided directly? Could the Department
supply a commentary on these figures? [4.7]
4.7 Could the Department provide details
of the specific inflation index calculated for social services,
and an assessment of the financial effect of demographic pressures
on social services? [4.11]
4.8 Could the Department provide an update
of Tables 4.12.1 (a)-4.12.2? [4.12]
4.2 Fees, charges and grants
4.2.1 Could the Department provide an update
of Table 4.15.1(a)-(e)? [4.15.1]
4.2.2 Could the Department provide an update
of Table 4.15.6? [4.15.6]
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