Decision details

Request to Extend the Temporarily Formed Reassessment Team, for the Purposes of Income Recovery for an Additional 18 Months

Reference: D54476

Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Initial approval was given for this work in December 2019, to form a temporary team of Social Workers plus support to facilitate reassessment of customers receiving services via Adults and Health.

Project aims plus financial implications:

·  Reassessment of customers who were not being billed for services received (or not being invoiced for the correct amount) – to allow invoicing to commence.

·  Annual income generated will be circa £3m recurring.

·  The initial cost of the temporary team was £361,500.00

·  The additional cost to cover 18 months to complete this work would be £542,250.00

·  Total expenditure for the initial 12 months plus a requested further 18 would be £903,750.00. 

Due to delays including, but not limited to COVID 19, work scheduled to commence in February 2020, began in September 2020.  Whilst significant progress has been made, in order to complete all reviews required, therefore a further 18 months is requested to conclude the work; ensuring value for money is achieved, and all customers are being charged fairly.

Financial and procurement implications

Income and expenditure

Recurring + one off

 

Decision:

The Director of Adults and Health has:

·  Approved an 18-month extension  the Reassessment Team at a cost of £542,250

·  Noted that the value for money (VfM) work is all but complete, and the focus will primarily be reassessments where an individual is not currently paying for services received as per their financial assessment.

·  Noted that the mental health client element of this work is managed by the Head of Service for that area, i.e. they will determine the allocation of work to ensure this element is completed over the next 12 months.

 

Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Members Briefing.

Consultees

Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Childrens Social Care and Health Partnerships – Cllr Venner.

Contact: John Crowther, Chief Officer - Resources 0113 3788714 Email: john.crowther@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 20/09/2021

Date of decision: 28/09/2021

Effective from: 06/10/2021

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