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Self Direct Members Meeting 18 April


 


 

 



Improving "Life Chances" for Adults with Autism

Free Autism Awareness Training

West Lancs Peer Support Group in conjunction with Awards4All are offering a number of free autism awareness training sessions for parents, siblings, P.A.s or other interested parties throughout 2012 and into the early months of 2013. The event is entirely free and limited to a maximum of 15 attendees per session. Currently the training is only being offered in the Lancashire, Sefton and Cheshire regions.

This training is aimed at teaching skills for the social inclusion of adults from the more severe end of the spectrum.  Adults who have limited social and communication skills and who may find going out of doors both challenging and sometimes frightening.  Designed to give parents, carers, brothers, sisters and Personal Assistants new skills to improve life chances for adults with Autism who require support to access social opportunities and attend appointments.

"Many adults with Autism and limited social and communication skills can become isolated in their own homes.  This training will provide their care givers with an understanding of Autism and skills to help, support/encourage adults to enjoy a healthy and fulfilling life"     Gaynor Dale (2012)

The training sessions in Lancashire are on the following dates:
Tuesday 12th June 2012; 
Monday 24th September 2012;
Wednesday 12th December 2012 and 
Thursday 17th January 2013. 

The training sessions in Sefton will be held on:
Wednesday 20th June 2012;
Tuesday 25th September 2012;
Thursday 13th December 2012 and
Thursday 7th February 2013.

The training sessions in Cheshire are on:
Tuesday 17th July 2012;
Wednesday 10th October 2012;
Monday 17th December 2012 and
Thursday 7th March 2013.

For further information regarding the venues and times, or if you wish to book your place on any of the availiable days above, please contact:
Gaynor Dale Autism Training and Consultancy
email: training@gaynordale.co.uk
telephone: 07904 194 743
post: G Dale Training, PO Box 600, CHORLEY, PR6 6JR


 National Personal Fund Management Service


The personal fund management service is provided by families with personal experience and provides an effective service on behalf of individuals who may lack capacity to manage their funds or who do not want the responsiblity and administration that goes with Self Directed Support funding (Direct Payments or Personal Budgets) and ILF funding.

We currently manage personal funding on behalf of 2 Local Authorities and the Independent Living Fund (ILF).

Our fund management service, which was established in 2004, allows people who need support to enjoy the choice and control over personalised care packages without the work that goes with it:

i)   Funds paid into our client account by the responsible Local Authority or ILF;
ii)  Each individual has their own ledger that is available at any time;
iii) All spending made on behalf of the individual with accountability back to the person;
iv) Audits of Local Authority and ILF;
v)  All correspondence dealt with in relation to funders;
vi) Personal Assistants salaries paid by internet banking if our payroll service is used;
vii)  Distance no object as the system is electronic;
viii) Fees for this service range from £6.75 per week to £11 per week.

Any individual or Local Authority interested in using this service, please contact us on (01695) 556 554.


  Payroll Service

For an inclusive fee of just £2 per week, based on a four weekly pay cycle, which is in keeping with local authority and ILF payments, we offer an established service that includes:

i)  An electronic timesheet or hours phoned through or faxed;
ii)  All deductions of tax, NI, sick pay, student loans;
iii) Payslips sent electronically or by post;
iv) End of year reports and P60 issued and online filing of P14 & P35 to HMRC;
v)  Payroll Advice;
vi) PA's salaries paid by Internet Banking (if we provide the fund management service);
vii) Distance no object as systems are electronic.

Important Notice: From 2012, all employees over 22 years of age and earning more than £7,475 per annum will have to be offered a pension scheme by the employer.
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