Purpose

Cabinet are
asked to review the outcome of the Public Consultation and Equality
Impact Analysis and agree recommendations on a future course of
action.

Decision

RESOLVED
to

 

1)     
Approve the proposal to discontinue
funding the discretionary element provided by the Council’s
DDT service, which currently supports the DFG programme in Amber
Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash and North
East Derbyshire by 31 March 2025;

 

2)     
Approve the implementation of a
reduced DDT service operational from 1 April 2025 until 31 March
2026, the scope of the work undertaken being limited to those
individual cases where it has been identified that the County
Council has a statutory duty to meet an eligible need by way of the
adaption following an assessment to support and oversee projects
which are already in transition and/or cases which are otherwise
considered suitable for or merits DDT involvement and oversight.
Activity beyond the 31 March 2026 for services that fit within our
statutory duties will continue to be funded via the MAB.

 

3)     
Note that a Cabinet Report is
planned for January 2025 seeking approval to publicly consult on a
new adaptations funding policy and procedure governing projects
which seek ‘top-up’ funding over the DFG financial
threshold, by way of meeting assessed eligible needs under the Care
Act 2014 or pursuant to s2(1)(e) Chronically Sick and Disabled
Persons Act 1970.

 

4)     
Note that the Council shall, by 12
December 2024 write to the six District and Boroughs affected by
the above, giving formal notice of the Council’s intention to
discontinue funding the discretionary activity of the DDT
supporting DFG projects on 31 March 2025, providing them with a
two-week deadline to confirm whether they wish to wholly fund, for
a 12 month period commencing 1st April 2025, the discretionary
service the DDT provides supporting DFG funded
projects.  If they wish to do so, discussions would take
place with a view to a service level agreement being finalised on
or before 31 March 2025.