Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
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.
Publication date: 20/07/2017
Date of decision: 19/07/2017
Decided at meeting: 19/07/2017 - Mayor and Cabinet
Accompanying Documents: