How the decision relates to Corporate Objectives
This 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.
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.
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: 08/02/2017
Department: Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Contact: Michelle Goldsmith, Finance Business Partner - Adult Social Care and Health Email: michelle.goldsmith@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 221770.
Consultation process
The proposed decision was discussed at the Children’s Social Care and Health Cabinet Committee on 23 March 2017.
Miss M Goldsmith, Finance Business Partner, was in attendance for this item.
Miss Goldsmith introduced the report and Mr Segurola responded to a question about the cost of services provided to children in care placed by other local authorities within Kent. These costs were not extensive, relating only to in-house respite residential beds, but were recouped by the County Council.
RESOLVED that the decision proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Specialist Children’s Services, to:
a) APPROVE the proposed changes to rates payable and charges levied for Children’s Services in 2017-18, as set out in the recommendation report.
b) NOTE the rates which are dictated by external agencies i.e. Inter-agency charges and Essential Living Allowance;
c) CONFIRM the charge for other Local Authorities for use of in-house respite residential beds is to be calculated on the basis of full cost recovery; and
d) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, or other nominated officer, to undertake the necessary actions to implement the decision,
be endorsed.
Financial implications: This 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: This 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.
Equalities implications: none