12 September 2023
Your request
Please may you provide me the information requested below under the Freedom of Information Act. I have looked for published information and have been unable to find the information I require.
I request that you share with me the following information.
1. The person within the Adult Social Care Department who is responsible for Proactive and Preventative Care.
2. The person within the Adult Social Care Department who is responsible for Assistive Technology/Telecare Commissioning
3. The person who is responsible for administering the Disabled Facility Grants and Better Care Fund.
4. The person within the Adult Social Care Department who is responsible for TEC innovation and improvement.
5. The person who is responsible for the analogue to digital switchover in relation to ARC and Telecare.
6. The name of the Director of Adult Social Care.
7. The name of the Head of Adult Social Care Commissioning
Our response
- Richard Outram
- Lambeth Council can provide officer details at the Strategic Level only; this information is available on the Lambeth website below.
How Lambeth Council is organised | Lambeth Council
The email address follows the Lambeth standard logic of initialfirstnamelastname@lambeth.gov.uk
We are unable to give out individual phone numbers.
I can confirm that we have reviewed this part of your request and consider disclosure would breach the Data Protection Act 2018 and therefore engage Section 40(2): Personal Data to this request.
The definition of personal data is set out in provision 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 as follows:-
(2)“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual
(3)“Identifiable living individual” means a living individual who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to—
(a)an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data or an online identifier, or
(b)one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of the individual.
We note this request asks for information which would allow an individual(s) to be identified.
I have considered whether it would be fair to disclose the information including whether disclosure would cause any unnecessary or unjustified damage or distress to the individual concerned; the individual’s reasonable expectations of what would happen to their information; and balancing the rights and freedoms of the data subject with legitimate interests.
In this case, I can confirm that it would not be fair to the individuals to disclose information about their names and emails as it could cause distress to the individuals.
I do not consider that the individuals would expect the Council to disclose any information which may allow them to be identified. Although I acknowledge the legitimate interest in disclosing general information relating to this request, I do not consider the legitimate interest overrides the rights and freedoms of the individual on this occasion.
In accordance with Section 17 FOIA this letter represents a Refusal Notice for this part of the request
3. As Q2
4. Under FOI Section 1(1) any person making a request for information to a public authority is entitled (a) to be informed in writing by the public authority whether it holds information of the description specified in the request (b) if that is the case, to have that information communicated to them.
I am advised by my colleagues that Lambeth Council does not hold any such information. This is because Lambeth Council does not employ anyone with this responsibility. Consequently, the answer to Section 1(1)(a) is no and thus our further duty under 1(1)(b) does not arise on this occasion.
5. Southwark Council manages on behalf of Lambeth Council
6. As Q2
7. Fiona Connolly
8. Jane Bowie