Agenda and minutes

Agreed that Councillor A.R.Lockyer be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.

Noted by Committee

After consideration Members were supportive of the request to delete the Head of Adult Services post from the structure as detailed in the circulated report proposed by the Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee held prior to this meeting.

Decision:

That the changes to the Social Services, Health and Housing Directorate Senior Management Team as contained within the circulated report be approve, in principle subject to the deletion of the Head of Adult Services post from the structure and that the proposals be considered by Personnel Committee on the 24 July 2017.

Reason for Decision:

1.      To raise the quality of all Social Services by better spreading of best practice across the Social Services and Housing Directorate;

2.      To amalgamate common functions within the Directorate (eg. Safeguarding transition) both economies of scale are achievable as well as improvements in efficiency and responsiveness;

3.      To enable the Directorate to meet the financial challenges facing the Council 2018/19 onwards.

Implementation of Decision:

The decision be implemented after the three day call in period.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

Decisions:

1.                           That approval be granted for the implementation of a pilot transition team for the period of 5 months commencing September 2017;

2.                           A review of the pilot transition team to be undertaken and the outcomes reported back to 

Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board.

Reason for Decisions:

To enable a new way of working to be considered which spans both children and adult services to ensure that those young people who required ongoing support into their early adulthood receive well planned and well managed support.  The objective is to better commission resources and better manage outcomes to ensure that whatever possible we are working towards young people living independently and where they do require ongoing support that it is proportionate to their needs.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

Decision:

That the report be noted.