Decision details

Government International Recruitment Fund for Adult Social Care

Reference: D57206

Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Director of Adults and Health is asked to note that Leeds City Council is to hold £1.38M on behalf of local authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber region in 2023/24, and make dispersal payments in line with the conditions of the agreed terms of the Government’s International Recruitment Fund for the Adult Social Care Sector before 31 March 2024.

 

Decision:

The Director of Adults and Health has noted that

Leeds City Council is to hold £1.38M on behalf of local authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber region in 2023/24, and make dispersal payments in line with the conditions of the agreed terms of the Government’s International Recruitment Fund for the Adult Social Care Sector before 31 March 2024.

This decision is exempt from call in due to the urgency around processing all funding payments before the DHSC deadline of 31 March 2024. There are two stages to the payment process, and both need to be completed before this date, allowing the council to meet it’s hosting obligations under the agreement with the DHSC. The first stage is a payment from Leeds City Council to each participating local authority in the region. The second stage is a payment by each participating local authority to individual Adult Social Care providers in their area.

 

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

If the decision has not been published in the List of Forthcoming Key Decisions for at least 28 clear days, the reason why it would be impracticable to delay the decision:: Leeds City Council has hosted the £1.38M on behalf of the partnership since June 2023. The bursary selection and allocation process completed in February 2024, and the amounts of funding to disperse to each of the region’s local authority areas has only just therefore been agreed. This decision is taken under General Exception to allow timely payment of funds to each local authority, who will then need to pass on funding to individual Adult Social Care providers before 31 March 2024.

If exempt from Call-In, the reason why Call-In would prejudice the interests of the Council or the public:: This decision is exempt from call in due to the urgency around processing all funding payments before the DHSC deadline of 31 March 2024. There are two stages to the payment process, and both need to be completed before this date, allowing the council to meet it’s hosting obligations under the agreement with the DHSC. The first stage is a payment from Leeds City Council to each participating local authority in the region. The second stage is a payment by each participating local authority to individual Adult Social Care providers in their area.

Consultees

Legal, Finance, Chief Officer. 

 

Informed Executive Member and Director.

 

Contact: Graham Sephton, Head of Human Resources 0113 3789343 Email: graham.sephton@leeds.gov.uk.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 27/02/2024

Date of decision: 06/03/2024

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