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BUDGET 2003/04 - BUSINESS PLANS AND PERFORMANCE TARGETS - DOMICILIARY CARE OF OLDER PEOPLE AND REPAIR OF LOCAL ROADS AND FOOTWAYS

1. Members will recall that the 2003/04 budget set aside an additional £10.5m for delayed discharges of older people from hospital, domiciliary care of older people, and for repairs of local roads and footways. These additional resources were allocated on the basis that the Cabinet would approve the business plans and performance targets associated with their use. This requirement is part of the process of linking budgets more closely with performance management and ensuring that proposals for additional spending should indicate measurable improvements in performance anticipated. The Cabinet has now examined in considerable detail, and approved, the business plans and performance targets for domiciliary care of older people and for the repair of local roads and footways; the delay in the introduction of fines for delayed discharges from hospital means that the detailed business plan for this additional budget will be presented at a future date.

2. As regards domiciliary care for older people, the Cabinet has noted that current activity levels are well below the required trajectory to achieve the Public Service Agreement (PSA) target of 18 households receiving intensive care per thousand older people. It is satisfied that the use of the £3.5m as described could improve performance to 10-12 against the target of 18 for the 2003/04 outturn and contribute to longer term service improvements. Likewise, on repairs to local roads and footways, the performance outcomes, as described in the business plan, are regarded as reasonable and representing a logical use of resources in an area which tops the MORI poll in Hampshire in terms of priorities for additional spending on County Council services. The additional £3.5m here will be split in the proportions of £1m on rural unclassified carriageways, £2m on footway special maintenance schemes and £0.5m on footway surface dressing. Members will be able to give their views with regard to scheme priorities through the medium of the twice yearly Highway Management Advisory Panel meetings.

3. Copies of these business plans are available on Hantsweb or from the Director of Social Services and the Director of Environment respectively.

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