Decision details

Purpose of report: The report introduces the recent policy paper 'Putting People First' from the Department of Health and sets out plans for the use of a new Social Care Reform Grant.

Timescale: This policy sets out the vision for development of a personalised approach to the delivery of adult social care, and details of the new ring-fenced grant to help councils to redesign and reshape their systems over the next 3 years.

 
When resulting effects will be seen: Councils will be expected to set clear bench marks, timescales and designated delivery responsibilities to ensure tangible short-term progress on this agenda, and by March 2010, have achieved significant moves towards fundamental system-wide change.

Members are asked to: note the importance of this policy agenda and to agree the plans it contains for the use of the Social Care Reform Grant for 2008-09.

Advice of Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised to:

(i)                 Note the priorities for action to deliver the transformational change that Government requires;

(ii)               Note the proposed principles for use of the grant to deliver these priorities;

(iii)             Note the proposed investment plan for the grant in 2008/09;

(iv)              Receive further reports on the delivery of personalisation and early intervention, once the impact on current service delivery models is clear.

Decision of Executive Member

RESOLVED: That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:      For information, and on the basis that the proposals will ensure that the Social Grant can be used effectively to meet the challenges that transformational change will bring, and support the delivery of personalisation of services and early intervention.