This report sets out the county council's proposed fee uplifts for adult social care services for 2022/23, the financial impact of which has been reflected in the Medium Term Financial Strategy.
Appendix 'A' provides a schedule of the current rates and the proposed rates from 4 April 2022.
The county council has engaged with care providers and with NHS partners in the Lancashire based Clinical Commissioning Groups and the Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit in reaching the recommendations in this report.
This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the provisions of Standing Order C19 have been complied with.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £1,700,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/01/2022
Anticipated restriction: Part I -
Decision due: 3 Feb 2022 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Lead director: Executive Director of Adult Services and Health & Wellbeing
Department: Adult Services
Contact: Michael Alsop Email: Mike.Alsop@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 539256.