FOI request (FOIR-416145798)

Statutory advocacy

Requested Tue 19 April 2022
Responded Wed 04 May 2022

Please could you provide answers to the following questions:

1. How does the Local Authority define statutory advocacy?

2. Who provides your statutory advocacy services? Please be inclusive of all statutory advocacy services in your response.

3. How much has the Local Authority spent on statutory advocacy services each year over the last 10 years, broken down by year and service?

4. How many people have received statutory advocacy services each year over the last 10 years, broken down by year and service?

5. How many people have received non-statutory advocacy services each year over the last 10 years, broken down by year and service?

6. How does the Local Authority assess the level of need for statutory advocacy services?

Response

Hastings Borough Council holds no information in respect of this request.

It is possible that this service is used within Social Services which is a function of East Sussex County Council (https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk).