Issue - meetings

The report summarises work undertaken since October 2012 to move from a local system for Personal Budgets resource allocation to the National Resource Allocation System (RAS).  It also sets out complementary work that is underway to adjust the focus of the current social care pathway to ensure that the new system supports the personalisation of adult social care.

Councillor Simon Allen introduced the item.  He explained that the issue would affect many members of the community because it involved the introduction of the national resource allocation system and the refocus of the social care pathway.  Personalising care services had been a long process but would be beneficial to clients.  The Resource Allocation System had been well received by local professionals.

Councillor Allen said that the personal budgets would be rolled out as people came up for their reviews.  Alongside this would be an increase in preventive and early intervention work.  As a result, services would become more responsive to individual needs.

He moved the proposals.

Councillor Dine Romero seconded the proposal.  She felt that the previous system had not been so fair or sustainable and had placed too great a burden on practitioners.

Councillor Paul Crossley thanked Councillor Allen for his update.  There was a wide range of new challenges and only personalisation could meet those challenges.  He supported the proposals.

On a motion from Councillor Simon Allen, seconded by Councillor Dine Romero, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To NOTE progress in implementing the National Resource Allocation System and work that is underway to adjust the focus of the current social care pathway; and

(2) To ASK for an update after the first year of implementation of the new RAS.