Issue - meetings

To receive a report which sets out the proposed rates and charges for Adult Social Care Services for the forthcoming financial year, along with any potential changes to the Adult Social Care charging policy and sets out officer recommendations to the Cabinet Member for decision.

Ms Goldsmith (Finance Business Partner – Adult Social Care and Health) was in attendance for this item.

1.          Ms Goldsmith introduced the report which set out the proposed rates and charges for Adult Social Care Services for the forthcoming financial year, along with any potential changes to the Adult Social Care charging policy.

Ms Goldsmith then responded to comments and questions from Members, including the following: -

a)    Ms Goldsmith referred to the pay award for 2019-20 and confirmed that the rates payable and charges levied for adult social care services for 2019/20 would increase by either the council’s agreed pay award for 2019/20 of 2.8% or in line with the Consumer Price Index as at September 2018 of 2.4%. She said that whilst it was unlikely that the rates payable and charges levied for adult social care services for 2019/20 would be reviewed, a key decision would be brought to the Adult Social Care Cabinet Committee in such an instance.

b)    Ms Goldsmith referred to Client Contributions for Residential Care within the report and confirmed that the preservation of the status quo was open-ended, although a key decision would be brought to the Adult Social Care Cabinet Committee if it were to be reviewed.

2.          RESOLVED that the decision proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, to

a)    approve the proposed changes to the rates payable and charges levied for adult social care services in 2019-20 as set out in sections 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.6.4, 2.8.3, 2.10.2, 2.10.3, 2.12.1, 2.13.1, 2.14.1, 2.16.1,.3.2 and 3.3 of the report; and

b)    delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult Social Care and Health, or other nominated officer, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision,

be endorsed.