Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Jayne Woodman-Ralph 

Items
No. Item

1.

Appointment of Chairperson

Minutes:

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

2.

Minutes of the previous Social Care, Health and Wellbeing Cabinet Board held on the 5 April 2018 pdf icon PDF 77 KB

Minutes:

Noted by Committee

3.

Forward Work Programme 18/19 pdf icon PDF 264 KB

Minutes:

That the report be noted.

4.

Western Bay Pooled Fund for Care Homes Options Paper pdf icon PDF 490 KB

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That approval be granted for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to progress Option 1 as detailed in the circulated report as the preferred option and that Officers work with Western Bay partner organisations to progress Option 1.

 

Reason for Decision:

 

To allow the authority to be compliant with the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 and has been identified as being the option that will produce the greatest benefits in 18/19.

 

Implementation of Decision:

 

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

 

 

 

5.

Update on the Commissioning Strategy for Care Homes for Older People: Neath Port Implementation Plan 2016/2019 and The Older Persons Residential Care Homes in Neath Port Talbot Report pdf icon PDF 144 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

6.

Access to Meetings

Minutes:

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

7.

Provision of Educational Services at Hillside

Minutes:

Members received a verbal update at the meeting explaining that the report for consideration at today’s meeting was for Members Information and not for Decision as detailed in the circulated report.

 

Decision

 

That the report be noted.

 

 

8.

Contractual Arrangements for Children and Young People Short Break Services

Minutes:

          Decisions:

 

1.   That approval be granted for the Interim Head of Children and Young People Services to be granted delegated authority to enter into a new contract with Action for Children for the provision of short break services until March 31st 2019, with an option to extend this contract for a further period for up to 12 months;

 

2.   Approval be granted to, If identified as a requirement, Officers to commence any required public consultation to support the recommissioning and procurement of short break services;

 

3.   That subsequent to a review of current short break services a competitive open procurement exercise be commenced to recommission these services;

 

4.   That following the procurement process the Interim Head of Children and Young People’s Services be granted delegated authority to enter into new contract(s) with the bidder(s) evaluated as offering the most economically advantageous tender (taking into account the quality and cost of the bids) for the provision of short break services.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

          To enable the Council to be provided with a legally binding agreement setting out the approved terms of working with the provider. To offer protection to the Council in the event of a dispute and ensure that the provider delivers in line with the Council’s expectations.

 

          To ensure that by entering into new interim contractual arrangements with AFC it will ensure these existing vital front-line services are not disrupted.

 

          To enable the Council, if following a review of the current service there is a need to fundamentally change the type or level of service, entering into a public consultation will ensure that the views and opinions of the public inform the Council’s decision making process.

 

          To ensure that by undertaking a procurement exercise for Children and Young People Short Break services will ensure that the Council is best placed  to continue meeting the needs and demands of those that require the service through the purchasing of high quality and finically sustainable services.

 

          Implementation of Decisions:

 

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