Agenda item

RESOLVED that approval be given to the proposed changes to the payment of allowances to Local Authority foster carers as summarised below:

·         Increase the weekly payment at skills level 1 from £50 to £100

·         Reduce the number of skills levels from 5 to 3

·         Formalise the age-related skills payments and ensure that they both reflect the additional skills required to provide placements to older children and provide an incentive for carers to consider older children

·         Allowances will continue to be paid at the National Minimum Standards rates.