Funding for drug and alcohol rehabilitation placements for adults

Your request

1. What is the number of drug and alcohol rehabilitation placements funded for adults by the local authority as at 1.1.22?
2. Are local authority drug and alcohol rehab placements means tested for each individual that come to the attention of the LA? If so what are the benchmarks used to assess whether an adult requires the local authorities support with funding a drug and alcohol rehabilitation placement.
3. Do the local authority fund drug and alcohol rehab placements for individuals if directed by the judicial system that it would better suit an offenders needs over incarceration?
4.  What is the percentage increase in local authority funded drug and alcohol rehabilitation placements for the financial years of 2019/20 to 2020/21.
5. What is the proportion of adults that pay for drug and alcohol rehabilitation placements privately that come to the local authorities attention?
6. Is there an internal panel consultation process to decide whether the local authority will fund a drug and alcohol rehabilitation placement? What are the parameters for approving or declining a placement?
7. Are drug and alcohol rehabilitation placements ultimately funded by the NHS once approved by the local authority?
8. Which department handles drug and alcohol rehabilitation issues for adults?
9. Do you have a preferred provider list or approved framework of drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinics and/or treatment centres?
10. What are the requirements for becoming an approved provider or part of an approved framework?
11. What was the average length of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation placement funded by the local authority for the financial year 2019/20.
12. What is the current cost of each individual drug and alcohol rehabilitation placement funded by the local authority for adults as at 1.1.22 and what is the length of each placement?

Our response

1. 7
2. The Care Act 2014
3. Yes with most and maybe under a Drug Rehabilitation Requirement Alcohol Treatment Requirement orders
4.  There was a 3.8% increase between 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.
5. None
6. Yes there is a panel and outcome of assessment eligibility under the Care Act 2014.
7. Public Health gives the LA (Local authority) funding for rehab placements and work in partnership with the Treatment Consortium led by an NHS Provider.
8. The substance misuse team (Adult Social Care-LA)
9. No
10. We do not have a approved provider list.
11. Four months.
12. £650-800 per week: 4 months.