FOI Request - Deliberate Deprivation of Assets

Request 101003874834

1. Could you please provide me with the total number of instances where your council has deemed that someone has carried out a ‘deliberate deprivation of assets’? Could you please break these down by year 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 so far?

2. Could you please provide me with the total amount in cash terms that people have had to pay towards care costs after being deemed to have partaken in a deliberate deprivation of assets? Could you please break these down by year 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 so far?

3. Could you please give me the number of times that the council has had to recover debts from a third party after finding that a ‘deliberate deprivation of assets' has taken place? Could you please break these down by year 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25, and 2025/26 so far?

4. Could you provide me with the number of times complaints have been raised with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman from people who have been accused by the council of carrying out a deliberate deprivation of assets? Could you provide me with the number of times the ombudsman has upheld the claimant's claim?

Response 25-11-2025

1.& 2. The number of instances as per question 1 is between 1 and 5 for all the years in question. Due to the low numbers involved, release of this information could result in the identification of individuals. This information is therefore exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.

3.& 4. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.