Decision details

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Health, Well-Being and Older People, Councillor Chris Best, the

Mayor agreed that:

(1)       the outcome of the consultation as set out in section 6 and the

Equalities Analysis Assessment in section 12 be received;

(2)       the Council implements the Joint Travel Assistance Policy for people

aged over the age of 16 based on the principles published in the consultation;

(3)       a personal budget be developed as part of the individual’s assessment

of travel needs, in line with other support provided by Adult Social Care and

those eligible will be offered the choice of taking their personal budget as a

direct payment if they wish;

(4)       the Council implement a travel assessment to identify people’s

individual travel needs and an eligibility criteria to determine the support

offered by the Council;

(5)       the Council will follow the precepts of the Care Act in promoting

independence by encouraging people to travel independently where they are

able to do so safely;

(6)       the Council include travel assistance in the existing Care Act

assessment and ask how family and carers what support they can provide to

meet a person’s needs as part of a holistic assessment which will take into

consideration the carer’s own need for support and other responsibilities they

may have.

(7)       the Council will consider how other benefits and support available to

the family can be used to meet the person’s eligible needs, taking into

consideration how they are currently used.