Agenda and minutes

Agreed that Councillor P.D.Richards be appointmed Chairperson for the meeting.

Noted by the Committee.

Noted by the Committee.

Members felt that the Area Plan and Action Plan should be proof read grammatically before submission.

Decisions:

1.              That the Western Bay Area Plan for Care and Support Needs (2018-2023) and Action Plan (2018-19) attached as Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 to the circulated report, be approved;

2.              That the Director of Social Services, Health and Housing be authorised to publish a link to the Area Plan and Action Plan on the Council’s website;

3.              That authorisation be given to the City and County of Swansea Council to submit the Area Plan and Action Plan to Welsh Ministers on behalf of the three local authorities and the health board in the Western Bay region.

Reason for Decisions:

To discharge the statutory duty placed upon the three Local Authorities and the ABMU Health Board operating as a Western Bay region to produce a regional Area Plan, and to authorise the relevant Officers to publish the plan and submit the regional plan to Welsh Ministers.

Implementation of Decisions:

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

Decision:

That the Learning Disability Services Strategic Delivery Plan 2018-19, attached as Appendix 1 to the circulated report, be approved.

Reason for Decision:

To remodel services and implement a progression model of care, as outlined in the Directorate’s Strategic Business Plan and detailed in the attached Delivery Plan.

Implementation of Decision:

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

Decision:

That the monitoring report be noted.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

Decision:

That the report be noted.

Decision:

That the monitoring report be noted.

RESOLVED:          That pursuant to Regulation 4(3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2290, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Decisions:

1.              That the Supporting People Local Commissioning Plan Annual update for 2018 be endorsed, and the progress noted;

2.              That the Head of Commissioning and Support Services be granted delegated authority to enter into new interim contractual arrangements with existing providers whose contracts expire on 31 March 2018, for a period of up to 12 months, subject to a 3 month notice period;

3.              That if identified as a requirement, officers will commence any necessary public consultation to support the recommissioning and procurement of services;

4.              That the undertaking of competitive procurement exercises to re-commission the following Supporting People Programme Grant funded services, be approved:

-        Domestic Abuse Services (working jointly with Corporate Strategy colleagues);

-        Children and Young People Services (working jointly with Social Services colleagues);

-        Learning Disability Services (working jointly with Social Services colleagues);

-        Mental Health Services (working jointly with Social Services colleagues);

5.              That the Head of Commissioning and Support Services be granted delegated authority to enter into new contracts with the bidder(s) evaluated as offering the most economically advantageous tender (taking into account the quality and cost of the bids) in respect of each of the Supporting People Programme Grant funded services that are competitively tendered.

Reason for Decisions:

Permission to enter into new interim contractual arrangements with those providers who's contract will end on 31 March 2018 will ensure that there a continuing contractual basis to make payment for these vital front-line support services whilst ongoing procurement exercises take place. This will ensure existing service user's provision is not disrupted, ensure that services purchased by the council are of high quality, strategically relevant to the requirements of the SPPG conditions, best placed to meet changing needs and demands of the local population and archives best value for money.