Issue - meetings

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help to present the recommendation of the People and Health Overview Committee on 31 January 2023

That there be a 15% increase to the overall payment for Dorset foster carers and supported lodging carers.

Reason for the decision

To progress work to ensure that foster carers and supported lodgings carers receive financial uplift in their overall payment to support sufficiency of Dorset Council carers and ensure carers were suitably financially rewarded for the invaluable role they play for our children in care and care leavers. Successful recruitment and retention of foster carers would support the health and wellbeing of our children in care and result in cost efficiencies for the Council through the reduced use of high-cost residential placements.

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills, and Early Help presented the recommendation from People and Health Overview Committee of 31 January 2023.

It was proposed by Cllr A Parry seconded by Cllr J Haynes

Decision

That there be a 15% increase to the overall payment for Dorset foster carers and supported lodging carers.

Reason for the decision

To progress work to ensure that foster carers and supported lodgings carers receive financial uplift in their overall payment to support sufficiency of Dorset Council carers and ensure carers were suitably financially rewarded for the invaluable role they play for our children in care and care leavers. Successful recruitment and retention of foster carers would support the health and wellbeing of our children in care and result in cost efficiencies for the Council through the reduced use of high-cost residential placements.