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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