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One petition with 812 signatures had been received. It requests that Surrey County Council rewards their social care staff appropriately during the pandemic. The response to the petition was published as part of the supplementary agenda. Mr Paul Couchman presented the petition.

One petition with 812 signatures had been received. It requests that Surrey County Council rewards their social care staff appropriately during the pandemic. The response to the petition was published as part of the supplementary agenda. Mr Paul Couchman presented the petition. Mr Couchman explained that the proposed changes from 1 April 2021 would mean that many staff are actually worst off, with some facing cuts of 10%. The following four ‘asks’ were raised, the first, to backdate the enhancements to the end of September 2020 when they were stopped, the second, to consider a further recognition offer to those vital and dedicated workers, the third, to look again at the current pay offer and reinstate the 2% pay offer and finally, to take another look at unsocial hours allowances in the pay offer. The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health acknowledged the personal courage and bravery of all frontline staff. The four ‘asks’ would be taken away and explored further with the service, Executive Director and HR.