Issue - meetings
Revised Adult Services Assisted Transport Policy
Meeting: 07/03/2019 - Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board (Item 4)
4 Revised Adult Services Assisted Transport Policy PDF 72 KB
Report
of the Head of Adult Services
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Assisted Transport Policy - Consultation Draft March 2019 - 7 March 2019, item 4 PDF 179 KB
- Appendix 2 - Transport Policy EIA.docx - 7 March 2019, item 4 PDF 109 KB
- Appendix 3 - Transport Consultation Doc.doc - 7 March 2019, item 4 PDF 628 KB
Minutes:
Members
were supportive of the proposals suggested by the Social Care, Health and
Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee held prior to this meeting as detailed below.
Decision:
Having
given due regard to the Equality Impact Assessment, approval be granted to
undertake a consultation on the Adult Services Equitability of Service
Provision Policy as detailed in Appendix 1 to the circulated report subject to
the following:
1.
That an easy read version of the policy be created;
2.
That the wording around accessibility to transport based on receipt of
mobility allowance be clarified.
Reason for Decision:
To
take into account the social care resources available when undertaking an
assessment or reassessment of individuals’ needs, to ensure a sustainable range
of good quality adult social care services are available to meet the needs of
the most vulnerable citizens of Neath Port Talbot, and contribute towards the
budgetary savings identified in the Council’s Forward Financial Plan.
Implementation of Decision:
The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.