The Executive Councillor (Adult Social Care) has approved the uplift of the home care hourly rate as detailed in section 4.5 of the accompanying report, effective immediately backdated to 3 April 2017.
The accompanying report was also noted, in particular emphasis on section 3 the Plan for Commissioning Home Care Services and section 4 Financial Assessment and Considerations.
The rationale for the decision is set out in the accompanying report.