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Scrutiny Office
Deputy Richard Renouf
Minister for Health and Social Services By email
23rd November 2021 Dear Minister
Health and Social Security Panel Government Plan 2022-2025 Review
Thank you for your responses to the Panel's queries, which were received in two letters, on 22nd and 23rd November 2021.
The Panel wants to highlight that its original letter requested receipt of information by 12th November 2021, and this was to allow the Panel time to suitably scrutinise P.90/2021, Proposed Government Plan 2022-2025' ahead of the debate and to allow the Panel to consider whether it wishes to lodge any amendments.
We would therefore be grateful if you could urgently respond to the remaining questions (numbered / in bullet points below, as per the original letter):
Regulation of Care - income deferred
- We understand that this funding relates to increased costs as a result of the Regulation of Care Law. Please can you provide a breakdown of the 2021 costs this relates to, for the Panel's reference?
- The funding for this item is proposed to continue at £200,000 per annum. Will it become part of the base budget in future?
Mental Health and Mental Health Legislation
- How much of the £4.8 million funding for 2021 has been spent? Please can you provide a breakdown of this.
- Please can you provide a breakdown of the proposed £4.1 million budget for 2022?
- Please can you provide a breakdown of the £629,000 funding for Mental Health Legislation' in 2022.
- What is the focus of the mental health team for the priority of services in 2022?
In addition to the above there were a number of outstanding queries from the hearing on 28th October 2021. The follow up points were:
• provide a breakdown of the Digital Care Strategy' funding (£4.7 million) in 2021 (made up of the £1.3 million Jersey Care Model – Digital Systems' and £3.4 million Digital Care Strategy' funding);
• specific clarification of the £1 million deferred funding – where this has come from / what it has been used for / how the deferment has worked; and
• a detailed breakdown of the Digital Care Strategy' funding (£3.9 million) for 2022.
Thank you in advance for your assistance with this matter. Yours sincerely
Deputy Mary Le Hegarat
Chair
Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel