Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals for amending the Council’s Care and Support Charging Policy, which governs the way people accessing community based services via Adults’ Care and Support are financially assessed to ascertain how much they should be contributing towards the cost of the care they receive, following a review and public consultation process.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the proposed final Adults’ Care and Support Charging Policy at Appendix 2 of the report;

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of People and Resilience, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration, to further approve any minor alterations to the proposed final Adults’ Care and Support Charging Policy at Appendix 2; and

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Director of People and Resilience, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration, to approve a Disability Related Expenditure Policy and a related Guidance Note for the Council.