Decision details

1.      That the Council entering into a grant agreement between the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and CQC registered care homes in the city to distribute the Infection Control Fund grant as directed by the Department of Health and Social Care, together with any ancillary documents necessary for the Council to receive the funds be approved.

2.      That the creation of a supplementary budget of £3.3m fully funded by the Adult Social Care Infection Prevention Ring Fenced grant 2020 provided by MHCLG and expenditure in line with the grant terms and conditions be approved. This funding would be paid as a Section 31 grant ring fenced exclusively for actions which support care homes and domiciliary care providers mainly to tackle the risk of Covid19 infections and is in addition to funding already received. 75% of the ring-fenced grant must transfer directly to CQC registered Care Homes (2,516 beds in total) and 25% spent by the local authority in line with grant conditions

3.      That the proposed communication and process for allocation and monitoring of 75% of the grant funding to Care Homes in line with the grant conditions as set out in section 3 of this report be approved.

4.      That authority be delegated to the Director of Adult Services, in consultation with the Director of Public health, to approve the plan on behalf of the council for the allocation of the 25% of grant funding to the Wolverhampton System in line with the grant conditions as set out in section 3 of this report.