Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the following, subject to City Growth and Resources Committee of 7 February 2019 agreeing that any additional funding required shall be committed from the Council Contingencies as per paragraph 4.4 of the report, with effect from 1 January 2019:-

·         3% increase in the level of Fostering and Kinship Allowance, Payment for Skills Fees and Adoption Allowance;

·         1% increase for Supported Lodgings Allowance;

·         1% increase for Curator-ad-litem/ Reporting Officer;

·         No change to the level of fee charged for Inter-Country Adoptions; and

·         No change to the level of fee for Independent Chairs of Adoption

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Operating Officer, which sought agreement for the payments paid to foster carers, adopters, kinship carers and carers who provide supported lodgings and set out the fees paid to Curators-ad-litem, Reporting Officers and Panel Chairs.  The report provided details on the proposed increases/changes to the fees and allowance.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee approve, subject to the City Growth and Resources Committee of 7 February 2019 agreeing that any additional funding required shall be committed from the Council Contingencies as per paragraph 4.4 of the report, the following, with effect from 1 January 2019:-

(a)          A 3% increase in the level of Fostering and Kinship Allowance, Payment for Skill Fees and Adoption Allowance;

(b)          Supported Lodgings Allowance 1% increase;

(c)          Curator-ad-litem/ Reporting Officer 1% fee increase;

(d)          That there be no change to the level of fee charged for Inter-Country Adoptions; and

(e)          That there be no change to the level of fee for Independent Chairs of Adoption and Permanence/Fostering Panels.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations as contained within the report.