The report of the Director of Health and Care describes:

(1)  Work which will be carried out with regards to supported living providers reporting on the actual support hours that they deliver; this work will be followed and will link into the work that is being completed on the proposed Outcomes Based Payment Framework pilot.

(2)  The Outcomes Based Payment Framework that is proposed to be piloted for supported living services, which will support the move towards outcome-based commissioning.

Resolved -

(1)  That the move towards supported living providers reporting on actual hours delivered instead of commissioned hours, be agreed.

(2)  That a time limited pilot of the proposed framework for payment of outcome-based supported living services of up to twelve months, be agreed.

(3)  That the move forward with the Outcomes Based Payment Framework with the two providers who volunteered to take part in the pilot, be agreed.