Purpose

The personal budget and direct payment policy
fulfils the council’s duty to offer personal budgets and
direct payments to parents, carers and young people and links
specifically to the council plan priorities 2 and 3 and also with 5
priority areas of the SEND strategy to allow increased choice and
control of service provision for families.

Content

Consideration was given to a report of the
Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Youth Services and for
Ending Violence against Women and Girls
 
DECISION -
 
The Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Youth Services and
for Ending Violence against Women and Girls is asked to:
 
Agree that the policy can be ratified and used
by all relevant council teams.
 
Note that our strategic partners for working
with families (Amaze and PaCC) have been consulted throughout the
policy development. PaCC are facilitating further work with parents
and our young people are being consulted about a young
person’s guide to personal budgets and direct payments.
 
Note that our staff teams have been introduced
to the new policy and have developed working processes within the
service teams to deliver to it. Processes have been piloted over
the autumn term 2024.