Agenda item

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services providing the outcome of the consultation undertaken in relation to service users’ contributions for non-residential services and makes recommendations for changes to such contributions.

Further to minute 17, 11^th June 2008, the Director of Adult Social Care submitted a report presenting the outcomes from the review of income for non-residential adult social care services following conclusion of a consultation exercise and recommending changes with respect to service user contributions.

RESOLVED –

(i)  That the outcomes of the consultation and the way in which they have been addressed as set out in section 7 of the submitted report be noted;

(ii)  That the outcomes of the equality impact assessment and the way in which they have been addressed as set out in section 8.2 of the report be noted;

(iii)  That the Charging and Contributions Policy Framework as set out at appendix 2 to the report be approved;

(iv)  That changes to service user contributions, as set out in sections 10.10, 10.11, 11.2, 11.4 and 11.5 of the report be approved;

(v)  That a summary document be prepared for service users outlining the service user contributions as detailed in section 11.8 of the report;

(vi)  That officers be requested to carry out additional work on carers support services and the community support enablement service, as outlined in sections 10.12 to 10.14 of the report and submit a further report to Members as soon as possible;

(vii)  That further reports be brought to Executive Board on any implications of implementing personalisation on the principles and detail of service user contributions, as set out  in the report.

(Under the provisions of  Council Procedure Rule 16.5 Councillor Wakefield required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on the decisions contained in this minute)