Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson

Minutes:

Agreed that Cllr.A.J.Taylor be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.

2.

Minutes of the previous Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board held on the 2 November, 2017 pdf icon PDF 18 KB

Minutes:

That the minutes of the meeting held on the 2 November, 2017 be deferred to the next meeting when the requisite Cabinet Members will be in attendance.

 

 

3.

Forward Work Programme 17/18 pdf icon PDF 266 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee

4.

Directorate Strategic Priorities 2017-19 - Presentation

Minutes:

Decision:

 

Noted by Committee.

5.

Commissioning of 24 Hour Call Monitoring Service for Assistive Technology Service pdf icon PDF 545 KB

Minutes:

Members received an overview of the Commissioning of 24 Hour Call Monitoring Service for Assistive Technology Service as detailed in the circulated report.  It was highlighted at the meeting that when developing the contract for the 24 Hour Call Monitoring Service the Social Services and Wellbeing Wales Act 2014 would have to be considered.

 

Decisions:

 

1.           That the Head of Children and Adult Social Services be granted delegated authority to negotiate and settle the terms of the proposed three year agreement with Carmarthenshire County Council for a Call Monitoring Service (as detailed in the circulated report);

 

2.           that the Head of Children and Adult Social Services be granted delegated authority to enter into a three year agreement with Carmarthenshire County Council for the provision of a Call Monitoring Service.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

To enable a revised agreement with Carmarthenshire County Council to provide all of the required service elements that our service users that use Assistive Technology  Service require.  The Call Monitoring Service will be provided at a reduced cost to the Council and the financial benefit will increase as the number of service users ultimately increase.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

That the decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.

 

 

6.

Permission to Enter into An Inter-Authority Agreement for the delivery of a Regional Multi-Agency Placement Support Service pdf icon PDF 164 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.                   That the contents of this update be noted;

 

2.                   That the Head of Adults, Children and Young People Services be granted delegated authority to agree the final terms of the Inter-Authority Agreement (as detailed within the circulated report) with the City and County of Swansea and Bridgend County Borough Council and to accordingly enter into the Inter-Authority Agreement with the City and County of Swansea and Bridgend County Borough Council.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

To enable the Council to enter into an Inter-Authority Agreement which would provide the Council with a legally binding agreement setting out the approved terms of working in partnership with the City and County of Swansea and Bridgend County Borough Council .  In addition, this would enable the Council protection in the event that a dispute occurred between partner authorities.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

That the decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.

7.

Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales: Homecare Service Inspection Report November 2017 pdf icon PDF 217 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Members were pleased with the positive outcomes of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales inspection of the Homecare Service within Neath Port Talbot County Borough as detailed in the circulated report and asked that their thanks be cascaded to all staff.

 

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

8.

Quarter 2 Performance Report 2017-2018 - Children And Young People Services pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

9.

Quarterly Performance Management Data 2017/18 - Quarter 2 Performance (1st April 2017 - 30th September 2017). pdf icon PDF 417 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted

10.

Social Services Complaints And Representations Annual Report 2016-17 pdf icon PDF 501 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

11.

Urgent Item pdf icon PDF 197 KB

Minutes:

Because of the need now to deal with the matters contained in Minute No.12. below, the Chairperson agreed that they could be raised at today’s meeting as urgent items pursuant to Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290 (as amended).

 

Reason for Urgency

 

Due to the time element.

 

To receive the Urgent Joint Report of the Head of Children and Young People Services and Adult Social Services and the Head of Commissioning and Support Services

12.

Proposed 2017-18 Performance Reporting Arrangements

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the Proposed 2017-18 Performance Reporting Arrangements Report be withdrawn from consideration at today’s meeting and deferred until the next to allow Members time to consider the information.