Decisions

Following the sudden and unexpected death of Dave Hill, there is an urgent need to review and reallocate certain functions, both statutory and non-statutory, within the Children, Families, Lifelong Learning & Culture directorate, which in turn has implications for other senior roles within the council.  The council’s People Performance & Development Committee has endorsed a recommendation to appoint, on a temporary basis, the Chief Executive to the statutory post of Director of Children’s Services whilst permanent recruitment to the Executive Director Children, Families & Learning role is undertaken.  Alongside and as a result, the Chief Executive has decided that it is necessary to replace on a temporary basis some senior appointments with new/revised roles to ensure that the council is able to fulfil its statutory requirements and strategic objectives, particularly in light of the opportunities afforded through public service reform and the ongoing period of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

On 22^nd May the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) published details of the ADULT SOCIAL CARE INFECTION CONTROL FUND RING-FENCED GRANT 2020.

£600m of funding is being paid to local authorities to pass onto care providers to spend on a range of stipulated measures to help control the spread of the COVID-19 infection in care home and other care settings.

Surrey County Council (SCC) is receiving £19.178m of funding.

SCC is required to pay 75% of this funding (£14.384m) directly to all care homes in Surrey on a ‘per registered care bed’ basis in line with the stipulated grant conditions (see enclosed DHSC Grant Circular for more information).  Key among these conditions is for each care home to register on the national Capacity Tracker and complete it on a consistent basis.

SCC has discretion over how to allocate the remaining 25% (4.794m) across care providers in Surrey to support infection control measures. Surrey’s Adult Social Care (ASC) is working closely with the Surrey Care Association and other partners to agree the best use of this funding within the grant conditions.

Grant funding is being paid to SCC in two equal instalments.  The first instalment was paid on 27^th May 2020.  The second instalment is due to be paid in July 2020, although this is dependent on the government being satisfied that the first instalment has been spent in line with the specified grant conditions.

A delegated decision paper was previously agreed on 9^th June 2020 to confirm that SCC would disburse the first 75% of Infection Control Fund grant funding to all care homes in Surrey in line with the grant conditions.

This paper confirms use of the remaining 25% of funding.

The Government has recently announced its intention to publish a Recovery and Devolution White Paper in the autumn, setting out its plans for the devolution of powers, freedoms and flexibilities alongside intentions to increase the number of unitary and combined authorities and elected Mayors. Cabinet are asked to note the preparations in hand to respond to the Government’s anticipated Recovery and Devolution White Paper, due to be published in autumn 2020.

That the proposed Primary and Secondary Fair Access Protocols for 2020/21 as set out in annexes 1 to 4 of the submitted report be agreed.

1.    That the level of balances held by Surrey maintained schools be noted;

2.    That the Dedicated Schools Grant be noted;

3.    That licensed deficits be approved for two schools as set below:

Cabinet Member approval is required where schools seek a licensed deficit in excess of 5% of the school’s budget share. One school, Wey House School, had a deficit in excess of 5% at 31 March 2020. One other schools, Guildford Nursery School, is expecting a deficit of over 5% at 31 March 2021.

Wey House School

* Note: A school’s annual budget can vary from year to year, particularly if temporary supplements are provided.

There were none.

There were none.

There were none.