Updated 28 September 2012
Number of disabled people taking up Right to Control, by location
Indicator description
This indicator shows the number of people who have been deemed eligible for one or more of the six funding streams included under the Right to Control (Adult Social Care, Supporting People, Disabled Facilities Grants, Independent Living Funds, Work Choice and Access to Work) and has been informed they have the Right to Control how services and support are delivered to them.
The Right to Control is currently being tested in seven Trailblazer areas across six funding streams. With good practice being embedded (so that all eligible customers should be told about their right to control how services are delivered to them), good performance would be observed through an increase in the number of disabled people being notified of the Right to Control over the duration of the trailblazer.
Trailblazers use different processes to deliver the Right to Control. This means that the management information shared with the Department is drawn from a wide range of data systems across the different funding streams. In particular, the information received may already be a data collection at the local level, for example data held by providers commissioned by the Local Authority to deliver services to individuals.
Trailblazers are refining their processes over time, including the collection of information, so data may be subject to some future revisions. In particular, retrospection may occur.
Latest data – published June 2012
The latest figures, published in June 2012 show that since the start of the Trailblazers, about 34,000 disabled people have been notified of the Right to Control. The last quarter’s increase is in line with previous trends as good practice around delivery of the policy is embedded in all 7 Trailblazer areas.
Number of disabled people taking up the Right to Control
| Month | Number |
|---|---|
| June 2012 | 34,000 |
| March 2012 | 27,000 |
| Sept 2011 | 20,300 |
| June 2011 | 11,800 |
