Derbyshire County Council: local authority assessment

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Assessment published: 16 August 2024

About Derbyshire County Council

Demographics

Derbyshire County Council is a large County Council with a population of 794,600 people. There are 8 District and Borough Councils across the county. The county is a mix of rural areas with centres of population in the towns across the county. The population had an Index of Multiple Deprivation score of 4 (1 is the least deprived 10 is the most deprived). The Eastern boundary of Derbyshire had greater levels of deprivation, as did those in rurally isolated areas who had additional challenges of rural transport networks.

Derbyshire had an above average population of over 65-year-olds, 22.33% compared to 18.31% nationally, and an ageing population. The population of over 90-year-olds, was projected to more than double, by 2043. Derbyshire’s ethnic diversity was reported to be mainly White British, at 96.31% of the population.

Derbyshire County Council is located within Joined-Up-Care Derbyshire: The Integrated Care System with Derby City Council.

The local authority was Conservative led and had a stable leadership team, including the elected members and local authority staff.

Financial facts

The financial facts for Derbyshire County Council are:

• The local authority estimated that in 2022/23, its total budget would be £1,058,965,000. Its actual spend for that year was £1,187,534,000, which was £128,569,000 more than estimated.
• The local authority estimated that it would spend £283,795,000 of its total budget on adult social care in 2022/23. Its actual spend was £330,009,000, which is £46,214,000 more than estimated.
• In 2022/2023, 28% of the budget was spent on adult social care.
• The local authority has raised the full adult social care precept for 2023/24, with a value of 1%. Please note that the amount raised through Adult Social Care precept varies from local authority to local authority.
• Approximately 12120 people were accessing long-term adult social care support, and approximately 3545 people were accessing short-term adult social care support in 2022/23. Local authorities spend money on a range of adult social care services, including supporting individuals. No two care packages are the same and vary significantly in their intensity, duration, and cost.

This data is reproduced at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. It has not been factored into our assessment and is presented for information purposes only.