Decision details
Decision Maker: Shadow Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider a report on a proposal for fee
increases
Decision:
Ahead of a Key Decision, inform Formal Shadow Executive of the options and the recommendation for fee increases in 2020-21 for the providers of adult care and support services.
RESOLVED:
· That option 2 be adopted: Uplift of up to 2% based on evidence of increased cost. Contractually required uplifts awarded to Heritage and Freemantle block contracts.
· Utilisation of the following monies to meet fee uplift costs:
o £1,142,000 earmarked for fee uplifts from the £9.5m demand growth monies
o Up to £750,000 from the corporate contingency budget set aside to fund increases in the NLW
o The balance from the additional £1m released to Adult Social Care from contingencies as part of the final approved budget.
Details of any conflict of interest declared: None.
Contact: Matilda Moss, Head Of Integrated Commissioning Email: Matilda.Moss@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
Report author: Rachel Bennett
Publication date: 10/03/2020
Date of decision: 10/03/2020
Decided at meeting: 10/03/2020 - Shadow Executive
Effective from: 20/03/2020
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