The Executive considered an update on the implementation of the provisions of Part 1 of the Care Act 2014 that would come into effect from 1 April 2015, and then agreed that:-
(1) in relation to the implementation of the Care Act 2014 Part 1:-
· the use of the policy documents included as appendices to the report be approved with effect from 1 April 2015
· the recommendations summarised below and outlined in section 4.2 of the report be approved for the reasons detailed there:
· no charge to carers for care and support;
· no change to the approach to charging in residential care
· the rate of interest charged in relation to Deferred Payment Agreements in line with the nationally set maximum rate;
· the level of the administration fee charged in relation to Deferred Payment Agreements be set at £300 set up fee with a £100 per annum fee
· the current practice in relation to deferring payments outside of formal arrangements remain but is reviewed regularly;
· the current practice in relation to charging for adult social care non-residential services remain.
(2) the ongoing Government consultation on Part 2 of the Care Act 2014 be noted.