Decision
Analysis
outcome: The Council Leader approved recommendations to allocate an additional 1.5 million pounds to Adult Social Care Providers in St Helens for the payment of the Real Living Wage to care staff.
summary: The decision involves setting fees for Adult Social Care providers to ensure that care staff can be paid the Real Living Wage, addressing recruitment and retention challenges.
topline: The Council Leader has decided to allocate an additional 1.5 million pounds to ensure care staff in St Helens are paid the Real Living Wage.
reason_contentious: The issue may be contentious due to the urgency of the decision, lack of prior consultation with Adult Social Care providers, and the potential impact on the budget and services if care staff are not appropriately remunerated.
affected_stakeholders: Adult Social Care providers, care staff, service users, local taxpayers, and the council.
contentiousness_score: This could range from 4 to 7, depending on the local political climate, the financial state of the council, and the views of the affected stakeholders.
political_party_relevance: There is no direct mention of political parties or political influence on the decision, but such decisions often have political implications, especially regarding budget allocations and social welfare policies.
URL: https://sthelens.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=179
Decision Maker: Council Leader
Outcome: Recommendations Approved
Is Key Decision?: No
Is Callable In?: No
Purpose: To provide the rationale for setting fees with Adult Social Care providers that ensure care staff can be paid the Real Living Wage.
Content: To provide the rationale for setting fees with Adult Social Care providers that ensure care staff can be paid the Real Living Wage. Agreed to pay Adult Social Care Providers an additional 1.5m to ensure care staff in St Helens can be paid the Real Living Wage. To renumerate care staff appropriately and tackle recruitment and retention challenges. An urgent Leader decision regarding Adult Social Care fees has been requested as Adult Social Care providers have not been informed or consulted with regarding their fees for 2023/2024 and this should have taken place prior to the 1st of April 2023. Not renumerating care staff appropriately could lead to higher cost services.
Date of Decision: April 26, 2023