Approval of the revision of the rates payable and charges levied by Kent County Council for adult social care services.
The proposed decision relates to BS4K and Corporate Objectives of:
· Support the transformation of health and social care in Kent.
· Improve services for the most vulnerable people in Kent.
Financial Implications:
The proposed decision revises the rates payable and charges levied. It will enable the Council to raise funding, as required by Parliament, to help meet the cost of providing social care services to the people of Kent.
Legal Implications:
The recommendation report will distinguish between those rates and charges over which Members can exercise their discretion, and those which are laid down by Parliament.
Equality Implications:
None
The matter is referred to in the directorate Business Plan/Medium Term Capital Programme, and Uplift of Rates & Charges is also included in the Budget, which was approved by full Council on 12 February 2015.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than two Electoral Divisions;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: (All Division);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/02/2015
Decision due: Not before 13th Mar 2015 by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Reason: in order that the proposed decision can be published for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Department: Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Contact: Michelle Goldsmith, Finance Business Partner - Adult Social Care and Health 03000 416159 Email: michelle.goldsmith@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 221770.
Consultation process
Financial Implications:
The increase in income and the increase in payments that these changes will bring have been included in the 12 February 2015 County Council agreed budgets for the services affected.
Consultees
The proposed decision
will be discussed by the Adult Social Care and Health Cabinet
Committee on 3 March 2015.
Other consultation planned or undertaken:
None.
Financial implications: Michelle Goldsmith, Finance Business Partner, michelle.goldsmith@kent.gov.uk 03000 416159
Legal implications: 15/00013
Equalities implications: Affects more than two Electoral Divisions