Note of Meeting
Independent Living Fund Scotland:
Scottish Recipient Advisory Group Meeting
Zoom Meeting
Jim Elder-Woodward
Joan Turner
Chloe Mckee
Gordon Mckee
Kate Walsh
Christine Mercer
Lee House
Linda Scott
Robert White (left meeting at 2.56PM)
Marianne Craig (joined meeting at 2.30PM)
Andy Higgins
Jim Elder-Woodward welcome everyone to the meeting and asked if everyone would give permission to record the meeting. Everyone agreed.
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Linda Scott advised the group we have been working with the Scottish Government to increase the wages to £10.02 for PA’s. The letter has been signed off in time for the 1st December deadline for the uplift. ILF Scotland are on schedule to action this before the rates change. For all recipients we have increased the PA rate by 5.5%. We have also actioned this for recipients who use care agencies.
Peter Scott has submitted a consultation paper on the due date. Peter Scott has included some of the questions that were asked to minister (Kevin Stewart) as part of the submission. Linda Scott advised the group that Peter Scott has had no further discussion or update from the Sponsor team regarding the submitted document.
Linda Scott advises the group Local Authority are struggling to get services back up and running. The Sponsor team have agreed a degree of flexibility from now until March 2022 where if a service or support has been affected by a continuing or new outbreak of Covid 19 then we can continue to have some flexibility to fund replacement care on a case by case basis.
Robert White advised the group that the assessors have been working through supporting recipients who had an urgent change of circumstances. There has also been a focus on recipients who have had services affected by the Covid 19 pandemic.
Linda Scott advised the group that we have organized two sessions for Award Managers in December. There will be one session for award managers in Scotland and one session for recipients in Northern Ireland. There will be a two links to sign up for these events sent out via the ILF Scotland December newsletter.
Linda Scott advised the group the newsletter has been signed off and will be posted and emailed out in the first week of December.
Marianne Craig delivered a presentation to update the group on the progress made on the improvement plans and Charter for Involvement. Lee House will send out the presentation to everyone after the meeting.
Linda Scott and Jim Elder-Woodward agreed to add Terms Of Reference to the next agenda.
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