On 15 May 2020 the government announced a care home support package backed by a £600m infection control fund . The specified purpose of the grant is to provide support to adult social care providers, including those with whom the Council does not have a contract, to reduce the rate of COVID-19 transmission in and between care homes and support wider workforce resilience to enable improved infection control. The West Sussex allocation of this money is £13.363m. The expectation from government is that 75% of the money is passported directly to registered care home providers (including those the Council doesn’t already contract with) and the remaining 25% is allocated based on local need.
The Council is required to comply with a number of conditions set out in the grant circular distributed by Government.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/06/2020
Decision due: 12 June 2020 by Director of Law and Assurance (Tony Kershaw)
Lead member: Tony Kershaw, Director of Law and Assurance tony.kershaw@westsussex.gov.uk
Lead director: Interim Executive Director Adults and Health
Contact: Catherine Galvin, Assistant Director (Commissioning) Email: catherine.galvin@westsussex.gov.uk Tel: 033 022 24869.
Democratic Services Contact: Erica Keegan Tel: 0330 022 26050
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