Issue - decisions

(ASCPH) Infection Control Fund Round 3

17/05/2021 - (ASCPH) Infection Control Fund Round 3

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

 

Date of Decision:

 

28 April 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:

 

 

That 70% (£712,000) of the Infection Control Fund Round 3 funding be allocated in accordance with the mandatory grant conditions.

 

That 30% (£305,000) of the discretionary element of the funding be distributed as set out below.

 

A range of organisations will be given the opportunity to bid for a grant from the discretionary fund.

 

These organisations are:

 

·       Day opportunity services (including micro-enterprises) and other providers who haven’t been able to access the mandatory element of the grant.

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

·       Any other Care Quality Commission (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.

 

Any unspent fund will be returned to Government.

 

Reasons for the Decision:

 

 

On the 29 March 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) announced the new Infection Control and Testing Fund. This new fund consolidates the existing Infection Control Fund and the Rapid Testing Fund. The Fund is extended until 30 June 2021 and will provide a total of £341million to support Adult Social Care.

 

The Council has been allocated £1,017,603 from the Infection Control Fund round III.

 

Despite the announcement of the consolidation of both Funds, the two grants do have some distinctions in how the monies are to be distributed. Both parts of the Fund are time limited and must be spent between the 1 April 2021 and the 30 June 2021, with 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.

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision in relation to the payment of 70% of the Infection Control Fund round III in accordance with the mandatory grant conditions, and distribution of the 30% discretionary element.

 

 

Signed by the Decision Maker                                     Dated: 28 April 2021

 

 

Name:  Anne Marie Lubanski

 

                    

 

Job Title: Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health