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14.1

The Assistant
Director, Commissioning and Partnerships introduced the report which provided the
Committee with an update on Adult Care and Wellbeing Commissioning
programmes in 2023/24, and priorities in 2024/25. The report sought
to provide assurance on how we are delivering our market
sufficiency responsibilities as set out in the Care Act 2014,
covering achievements and planned activity to improve sufficiency,
stability, and quality assurance.
 

14.2

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

1.    
Note outcome of commissioning strategy decisions
made at Committee and progress with delivery on commissioning
priorities at Appendix 1.

2.    
Approve Adult Commissioning Priorities for 2024
– 2026 at Appendix 2.

3.    
Approve a sleep-in rate for personal assistants of
£77.95.

4.    
Note the development of a Living and Ageing Well
Market Position Statement and Programme to bring together all
commissioning and delivery programmes relating to Living and Ageing
Well into one programme, inclusive of the care & wellbeing
service development.

5.    
Note the work underway as part of all Adults Market
Positioning Statement to market shape and to stimulate a diverse
range of high-quality services both in terms of the types, volumes
and quality of services and the types of provider organisation to
ensure the market remains vibrant and
sustainable.

6.    
Note how Quality Assurance will be assured in
commissioned and in house provision and priorities for 24/25
including review and design of brokerage services and contracts to
ensure quality, outcomes and safeguarding outcomes are
met.broke.

7.    
In 6 months time, requests that the Strategic
Director Adult Care and Wellbeing continue to bring regular updates
to the Adult Health and Social Care Policy
Committee.

14.3

Reasons for
Decision

14.3.1

In
fulfilling our Care Act 2014 duties, local authorities must ensure
good oversight and understanding of the local care market, based on
the evidence, will support a quality, flexible and sustainable
market, providing choice to those who purchase care The
commissioning priorities provide focus for ensuring that these
intentions are met.

14.3.2

Approving a sleep-in rate for Personal Assistants will enable
delivery on outcome of legal review and consistency in approach for
people using direct payments.

14.4

Alternatives Considered and
Rejected

14.4.1

Making no change to PA sleep-in rates
is an option. This was discounted as the only benefit would be that
it maintains the status quo.