[Edinburgh-carecampaign] Fwd: [SWANedinburgh] SUCCESS! - COUNCIL VOTES TO DROP TENDER AND £15.04 RATE

[Marlyn Tweedie]

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From: SWAN Edinburgh <swanedinburgh at yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:27 PM
Subject: [SWANedinburgh] SUCCESS! - COUNCIL VOTES TO DROP TENDER AND £15.04
RATE
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  SUCCESS! - COUNCIL VOTES TO DROP TENDER AND £15.04 RATE
Yesterday, Thursday 11th February 2010, Edinburgh Council voted to formally
*scrap the tendering of care and support services* and to *drop the
controversial £15.04 direct payment* rate derived from it. Instead, a full
dialogue will be set up with those affected.
At yesterday’s meeting of Full Council, the Lib Dem/SNP administration
tabled a motion expressing regret at the distress caused and resolving to
take full account of all the representations made to it. The motion went on
to agree:*
*

   - *not* to award any contracts for care and support;
   - *not* to adopt a direct payment rate of £15.04;
   - to set up a dialogue with service providers, service users and advocacy
   organisations to identify a fair rate (“within 2 Council cycles” – we are
   told this is roughly three months).

 In addition, the Chief Executive is to carry out a comprehensive review of
the development and handling of the failed process, to include the roles of
all involved.
After several moving deputations, including one from SWAN, both opposition
spokesperson Lesley Hinds and Council Leader Jenny Dawe said “sorry” on
behalf of the Council. Councillor Dawe went on to state that the form of the
consultation process has deliberately been left open-ended to ensure it can
be made as inclusive as possible.
The motion was then carried with support from all parties.
SWAN would like to congratulate everyone who campaigned so tirelessly to
reach this point, and the Council for its decision to move forward in what
we are confident can be a spirit of genuine partnership.


Edinburgh Support Workers' Action Network (SWAN) is a network of care and
support workers set up to fight the budget cuts and competitive tendering
being imposed by Edinburgh Council which threaten our jobs and our
service-users' quality of care.

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