Decision details

Date of Decision:

30 November 2021

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Anne Marie Lubanski

Strategic Director, Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Non-specific

Brief Description of Decision:

To allocate 70% (£82,000) of the Vaccination Fund in accordance with the mandatory grant conditions, and to distribute the 30% (£35,000) discretionary element as set out below.

The discretionary amount will be added to the IPC Round V element of the grant and be used offer a range of organisations the opportunity to bid for grant monies to be spent on either IPC or vaccination measures, as allowed by the grant conditions.

These organisations are:

·       Day opportunity services (including micro-enterprises) and other providers who are not eligible to access the mandatory element of the grant.

·       Care homes and supported living services for people who are under 65.

·       Any other CQC registered service who are operating in Rotherham.

This element will be allocated based on the applications which are received, and if the criteria for the grant will be met.

The applications from non-CQC registered services will be considered as a higher priority. The CQC registered providers will be expected to have forecast to have spent their allocation of the mandatory grant.

The providers will be asked to certify the expenditure at the end of the reporting period and any unspent allocations returned to the Council.

Any unspent grant funding will be returned to Government.

Reasons for the Decision:

On 21 October 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced what they are calling Infection Control and Testing Fund, round 3. (In administrative terms this added a new vaccination element which is being referred to as the Vaccination Fund in this document). The Fund covers the period 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 and will provide an additional £388 million to support Adult Social Care.

The Council has been allocated £117,469 from the Vaccination Fund element.

The two grants do have some distinctions in how the monies are to be distributed. Both parts of the Fund are time limited, and need to be spent by 31 March 2022, and have clear eligibility criteria.

The Council has facilitated the distribution of the specified 70% of the Infection Control Fund in accordance with the grant conditions. If a provider refuses its allocation the funding will be added to the 30% discretionary element, in accordance with the grant conditions. This is recorded via the Record of Officer Executive Decision from the Strategic Director of Adults, Housing and Public Health.  

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None considered.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of interest declared.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

None considered.