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11.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing which
sought approval from Committee for the Adult Commissioning
Plan 2023 – 2025.
 
Specifically, this plan intends to ensure we
meet our market sufficiency responsibilities as set out in the Care
Act 2014 and provide assurance against the CQC Single Assessment
Framework for local authorities and integrated care systems.
 
Approval for the Care Fees consultation
process is also sought in line with agreement made at Committee in
March 2023 to bring the consultation and planning for Care Fees in
line with Adult Care business planning timescales. The report also
provides an update in relation to Adult Commissioning which
includes noting an extension to care at night contract to enable an
options appraisal to be completed.

 

 

11.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

 

 

 

1.   
Notes progress made in relation to providing support in the City
and delivering a stable care market.
 

2.   
Approves Adult Commissioning Plan for 2023 – 2025 attached at
Appendix 1.
 

3.   
Approves process for Care Fees business planning and process for
consultation on care fees for residential services for financial
year 2024/ 2025.
 

4.   
Notes the extension of current care at night service until March
2024.

 

 

 

11.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

11.3.1
 
 
 
 
11.3.2

The recommendation to approve the Market
Oversight and Sustainability Update Plan arise from the
Council’s market shaping responsibilities and from the need
to fulfil the conditions for receiving the DHSC’s Market
Sustainability Improvement Fund (2023-24).
 
The recommendation to approve the Care Fees
setting process arise from the move towards aligning Care Fees
setting with business planning timescales and delivery of a
balanced budget for 2024/ 2025.

 

 

11.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

11.4.1

Option 1 - Option ‘to do nothing’
and not update the Market Oversight and Commissioning Plan and to
not set out the process for Care Fees in 24/25. However, this would
mean that commissioning does not evolve to meet the changing needs
of the service or the people who use it and is out with business
planning timescales for budget setting.