Decision details

The County Council commissions and funds domiciliary and supported living services for approximately 1,800 people with a learning disability, helping them to live independently with their family or on their own.  In-house services support approximately 300 people with the remainder being supported by a range of independent service providers, many of which are not for profit organisations.

The County Council currently pays providers at a ceiling rate of £37.19 per sleep-in shift and £13.38 per waking hour.  This report sets out the legislative basis and the financial context and analysis underpinning the award of uplifts to these rates with effect from 1st April 2016 for the 2016/17 financial year.  It recommends an uplift in 'sleep-in' rates to ensure legal compliance, holding other rates at their 2015/16 levels, and funding the costs of this uplift from reserves.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order No. 25 have been complied with.

The Committee considered a report on the supported living and domiciliary care fees for 2016/17 and in particular proposals relating to sleep in payments and the waking hourly rate.

It was MOVED AND SECONDED "That the Cabinet be asked to find an alternative means of financing the proposals rather than using transitional reserves."  Upon being put to the vote this was LOST and it was:

Resolved:  That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made.