Issue - meetings

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council have recently been the subject of a legal challenge around the content of its Adult Social Care (ASC) Charging Policy, as have other local authorities. 

In addition to this, ASC has received a recommendation from the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to make an inclusion in the Charging Policy, following a complaint. 

Therefore, changes and improvements have been made to the Policy, which are set out in this report alongside the reasons and implications.  

RESOLVED that Cabinet approved the amendments to the existing Adult Social Care Charging Policy, as outlined in the report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Health and Wellbeing 

Reasons

Section 14 of the Care Act 2014 gives local authorities the power to charge for meeting needs under Sections 18-20 of the Care Act 2014. Section 17 of the Care Act 2014 specifies the duty to carry out an assessment of the adult’s financial resources in order to determine the adult’s contribution towards the cost of the care and support they require. The Charging Policy sets out how BCP Council will approach this. 

It is important, therefore, that Cabinet approves the Policy changes as set out in this report. 

The Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'K' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council have recently been the subject of a legal challenge around the content of its Adult Social Care (ASC) Charging Policy, as have other local authorities. 

Cabinet was informed that in addition to this, ASC had received a recommendation from the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) to make an inclusion in the Charging Policy, following a complaint, and that changes and improvements had therefore been made to the Policy, which were set out in the report alongside the reasons and implications.  

RESOLVED that Cabinet approved the amendments to the existing Adult Social Care Charging Policy, as outlined in the report.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Health and Wellbeing 

Reasons

Section 14 of the Care Act 2014 gives local authorities the power to charge for meeting needs under Sections 18-20 of the Care Act 2014. Section 17 of the Care Act 2014 specifies the duty to carry out an assessment of the adult’s financial resources in order to determine the adult’s contribution towards the cost of the care and support they require. The Charging Policy sets out how BCP Council will approach this. 

It is important, therefore, that Cabinet approves the Policy changes as set out in this report.