Venue: Committee Rooms A/B - Neath Civic Centre. View directions
Contact: Jayne Woodman-Ralph
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Appointment of Chairperson Minutes: Agreed that Councillor A.R.Lockyer be appointed
Chairperson for the meeting. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Noted
by Committee |
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Forward Work Programme 17/18 PDF 271 KB Minutes: Noted
by Committee |
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Residential and Non-Residential Care Charging Policy PDF 372 KB Minutes: Decision: That
the updated Residential and Non-Residential Care Charging Policy as set out in
Appendix A of the circulated report be approved. Reason for Decision: To ensure that the charging policy and schedule of rates are consistent. Implementation of Decision: That the decision will be implemented after the three day call in
period. |
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Western Bay Youth Justice and Early Intervention Annual Plan 2017 - 2018 PDF 1 MB Minutes: Members
were supportive of the request made by the Scrutiny Committee held prior to
this meeting to include consultation details with reports packs in future. Decision: That
Members were supportive of the Western Bay Youth Justice and Early Intervention
Youth Justice Plan 2017 – 2018 being commended to Council for approval prior to
the Management Board Chair submitting to the Youth Justice Board by 31st
September 2017. In addition, that in
future Consultation documents be included in with the reports seeking approval. Reason for Decision: To
enable the Western Bay Youth Justice and Early Intervention Service on behalf
of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to undertake its duties to deliver
youth justice services in line with the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Services include preventing children and young
people from entering the youth justice service, supervising young people in the
community, the secure estate, supporting families and victims in partnership
with other agencies. Reason for Decision The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. Consultation: Consultation
has taken place within each of the three locality offices (Bridgend, Neath Port
Talbot and Swansea) where they have asked children, young people, parents and
carers and victims “What do we do badly ie what does not work?”
The answers have been and continue to be gathered to inform service
delivery and service improvement. In
addition, the regional manager has met with focus groups of young people in
order to involve them in the planning process.
The plan itself is shared with key partners. |
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Western Bay Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report and Business Plan PDF 147 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Decision: That
the report be noted. |
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Western Bay Commissioning Strategy For Care Homes for Older People 2016 - 2025 PDF 312 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Members
were supportive of the request made by the Scrutiny Committee held prior to
this meeting that the report be withdrawn from consideration at today’s meeting
and to be brought back to a future meeting when a representative from Western
Bay is available to attend the meeting. Decision: That
the report be withdrawn from today’s meeting. |
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Minutes: That
the report be noted |
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Minutes: That
the report be noted. |
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Access to Meetings - to resolve to exclude the public for the following items pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No.2290 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. |
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Supported Lodgings Service and Crisis Beds - Contract Arrangements (Exempt Under Paragraph 14) Minutes: Members
received an overview of the Supported Lodgings Service and Crisis Beds Contract
Arrangements as detailed in the private circulated report. It was highlighted that the first paragraph on
Page 285 should have read that the contract is until the 30th March
2018 and not as stated until the 31st March 2018. Decisions: That
having due regard to the Equalities Impact Assessment : 1. Approval be granted to excluded Rule 2.1
of the Contract
Procedure Rules; 2. The Head of Children and Young People
Services be granted delegated authority
to enter into an agreement with Dewis Limited for the provision of 15 supported lodging placements and 2 crisis bed provisions from the 1 October 2017 for the period of 12 months; 3. The Head of Children and Young People
Services be granted delegated authority
to embark on a procurement process for
the provision of a Supported Lodgings Service and
Crisis Bed Provision and to award a contract to the most economically advantageous tender as
identified in the procurement process. Reason for Decisions: To
ensure that the Council is making the best possible use of any Children and
Young People Services funds as so efficiency of cost i.e. reduction of block
cost and remodelling exercises and service sustainability with regards to staff
continuity and service continuity for individuals is maximised. Implementation of
Decisions: The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. |