Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Rooms A/B - Neath Civic Centre. View directions

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 Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 92 KB

Minutes:

That the minutes of the 13 September 2018 be noted by Committee.

3.

Western Bay Safeguarding Boards Annual Report 2017 - 2018 pdf icon PDF 826 KB

Report of the Director of Social Services, Health and Housing

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted

4.

Forward Work Programme 18/19 pdf icon PDF 214 KB

Minutes:

 

Noted by Committee.

5.

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 paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Minutes:

Decision:

 

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 Paragraphs 13 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

 

6.

Proposal to Externally Commission Payroll, Managed Account and Suitable Person Services

Private Report of the Head of Commissioning, Support and Direct Services

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.   That approval be granted to cease the Support Providers Framework;

 

2.   That Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council commission a single organisation to provide payroll, managed accounts and suitable person services.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

1.    To alleviate micro commissioning responsibility of direct   payment recipients.

2.    To improve the efficiency of services

3.    To improve access between these functions and the Direct       Payment Support Service

4.    To exercise greater control over these services

5.    To contribute to Forward Financial Plan savings targets.

 

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

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

7.

The Manager's Report on Hillside Secure Children's Home

Private Report of the Director of Social Services, Health and Housing

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.

8.

The Children's Home (Wales) Regulations 2002

Private Report of the Director of Social Services, Health and Housing

Minutes:

Decision:

 

That the report be noted.