I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful if you could provide the following details regarding training for your social services teams at the authority.
1. What was your training budget in 2025/2026 for adult social care?
2. What training courses did you commission in 2025/2026 for adult social care?
a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b/ What was the price per course?
c/ Who delivered each course?
d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. in-person, virtual, eLearning etc.)
3. Do you have a workforce development contact for adult social care? If so, please provide their contact details
4. What was your training budget in 2025/2026 for children social care?
5. What training courses did you commission in 2025/2026 for children social care?
a/ How many sessions of each course did you commission?
b/ What was the price per course?
c/ Who delivered each course?
d/ What was the method of delivery (e.g. in-person, virtual, eLearning etc.)
6. Do you have a workforce development contact for children’s social care? If so, please provide their contact details
7. Do you have a dynamic purchasing system/training framework in place? If so, how does a training organisation join it?
8. Who is the MCA/DoLS lead at your council? If so, please provide their contact details.
9. How many BIAs do you employ?
10. How many AMHPs do you employ?