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10.1      The Committee received a
report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing which
provided an update on progress against the Delivery Plan of the
Personalisation and Direct Payments Strategy and reviewed the
options appraisal for the future model of the Direct Payment
Support Service and asked the Committee to agree upon the proposed
option.

10.2
 
 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:
 
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Note the continued progress of the Direct Payment Improvement
programme and delivery against actions from the strategy delivery
plan including the creation of a Personalisation Board to drive and
govern future work.
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Endorse the planned activity for the next 12 months.
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Approve commissioning strategy Option 5: Provide a Direct Payment
Support Service as an in-house service offer.

10.3

Reasons for
Decision

10.3.1
 
 
 
 

Our focus is to
offer people of Sheffield a good life with choices as outlined in
our Strategy Living the Life you Want to Live. As a Council it is
imperative that we fulfil our statutory duties. The Direct Payments
and Personalisation Strategy approved in 2022 commits us to
delivery.

10.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

10.4.1
 
 
 
 
 

Options considered for the delivery of the
Direct Payments Support Service are as set out in the Options
Appraisal. No other options have been considered as the strategy,
delivery plan and offer of personalised support and Direct Payments
are statutory duties within The Care Act 2014, Care and Support
(Direct Payments) Regulations 2014, Care and Support Statutory
Guidance issued with the Care Act 2014, Children and Families Act
2014.