It was resolved to approve the following –

·                Charges for Telecare services as outlined in Table A of the report, namely:

Tier 1 Analogue – everyone will be paying £55.90 per quarter

Tier 2 & 3 Analogue – everyone will be paying £111.41 per quarter

Tier 1 Digital – everyone will be paying £71.50 per quarter

Tier 2 & 3 Digital – everyone will be paying £142.48 per quarter

·                Telecare Annual charges as outlined in Table B, namely:

Services and Maintenance £133.18

Services only £86.08

One-off installation £53.25

·                Rate for Direct Payments at £14.50/hour

·                To maintain a charge of £10.00 for the administration of Blue Badge requests and replacements as outlined in paragraph 5.

·                To increase the fee for purchasing day care services in independent residential homes by 10.57% to £41.55

·                To increase Domiciliary Care fees by £1.55 per hour to comply with new legislation

·                Charges for Meals in Day Services as outlined in Table C, namely :

Meals in Day Services for adults (excluding people with learning disabilities) £7.25

Mid-day snack in Day Services for people with learning disabilities £3.05

Other refreshments (tea/coffee/cake) in Day Services £1.70