Decision details

Proposed decision

Toadopt the Kent Adult Carers’ Strategy 2022 – 2027; delegate authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to refresh and/or make revisions as appropriate during the lifetime of the strategy and delegate authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take relevant actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of and entering into required contract or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the objectives of the strategy.

Reason for the decision

The current Kent Adult Carers’ Strategy was developed and adopted in 2009 and it is recognised that there is a need to set a new strategic direction for Adult Social Care which better responds to the changing expectations of the people we support, their carers and the operating environment.

The Kent Adult Carers’ Strategy 2022 – 2027 describes our vision, approach, and priorities for how we plan to work with all our partners to make welcomed changes for supporting adult carers in Kent. This strategy does not sit in isolation. The strategy has been influenced by the ‘People at the Heart of Care, White Paper 2021’ and, it is closely aligned with the ‘Making a difference every day – Our strategy for Adult Social Care in Kent 2022 to 2027’.

The strategy sets out our vision and ambitions for supporting and empowering carers to lead the lives they want to live, in a place they call home and by putting carers at the heart of everything we do.

As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, I agree to:

a) ADOPT the Kent Adult Carers’ Strategy 2022 – 2027;

b) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to refresh and/or make revisions as appropriate during the lifetime of the strategy; and

c) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take relevant actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of and entering into required contract or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the objectives of the strategy.