Care Homes (Netherlands) - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Care Homes (Netherlands)
FOI Number
15844
Date Received
24/11/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
I would like more information on the trip of 2020 to the Netherlands, in regard to a proposal to close down certain care homes, and to re-allocate these to a proposed dementia village in Tweedbank. It is unclear in the BBC report on this trip, how many people went on the visit and who they were. Also the mode of transport taken, and where the funding came from for the total cost of the trip.
Response
Can I firstly apologise for the wrong date on the report stating that a visit took place in 2020. All visits (3 in total) took place in March, June and November 2019. Scottish Borders Council information below:March 2019
5 Senior Officer and 1 Elected Member
Hotel Costs - £1786.67
Trains - £1610.94
Flights - £680.06
Taxi's £78.88
Subsistence - £691.33
Hire Car - £439.00
Fuel £57.84
Parking £55.65
Meeting Venue - £535.56
Workshop - £3,400
June Visit
1 Senior Officer and 3 Elected Members
Hotels - £1282
Trains - £1099.00
Flights - £739.86
Taxi's - £255.49
Subsistence - £20.30
November Trip
5 Senior Officers
Hotels - £1177.89
Flights - £826.90
Taxis - £37.34
Subsistence £533.83
The visits were funded by the Health and Social Care budget.
We can confirm that NHS Borders and Eildon Housing Association representatives attended also and may hold additional costs. We give notice under section 17(1) of FOI(S)A 2002 and declare that these additional costs are not held by Scottish Borders Council. Both organisations can be contacted via the links provided below.
