Decision details

AHWB.019.2021 DoLS Budget Change

Decision Maker: Assistant Director Adults Health and Wellbeing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

See attached Officer Decision Record for full details

Decision:

To utilise the team’s assessment budget in an alternative way; to procure fewer Best Interest Assessor (‘BIA’) assessments via Reed agency (pursuant to the current DoLS team order against the overarching framework) and instead use the available budget to employ more BIA staff in the team on fixed term contracts.

An ODR2 has been completed as the value of the change equates to approximately £74,000 of the budget that will be used to employ members of staff within the team, and will not be used to pay for BIA assessments procured via Reed.

Alternative options considered:

See attached Officer Decision Record for full details

Publication date: 11/06/2021

Date of decision: 22/04/2021

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