Venue: Committee Rooms A/B - Neath Civic Centre. View directions
Contact: Jayne Woodman-Ralph
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Appointment of Chairperson Minutes: Agreed
that Cllr. A.R.Lockyer be appointed Chairperson for
the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: The
following Member made a declaration of interest at the start of the meeting.
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 73 KB Minutes: That
the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 17 October 2019, be approved. |
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Forward Work Programme 19/20 PDF 70 KB Minutes: That
the forward work programme for 2019/20 be noted. |
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Remodelling and Relocation of Complex Needs Day Services PDF 103 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Members
received a verbal amendment at the meeting, stating that the recommendation
should include the closure of Abbeyview as a day
service but that the building would be used to accommodate other services in
future. Decisions: That
Option 2 be approved as follows: 1. That the site at Abbeyview
be closed as a day service; 2. That the Complex Needs Day Services be
provided at Brynamlwg,
Trem y Mor
and Rhodes House; 3. That the needs of the service users be met
in the day service provision most
suited to their needs and to meet their personal
outcomes. Reasons for Decisions: To
enable the Council to: 1. Develop services in line with people’s specific requirements
both current and future. 2. Improve and enhance the quality of service
delivery. 3. Develop sustainable services with clear
pathways. 4. Enable the authority to be able to deliver a service to meet
the needs of those people with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder,
learning disabilities and challenging behaviour. Implementation of Decision: The
decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period. |
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Direct Payments Policy PDF 77 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Decision: That
the Direct Payments Policy be approved as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 to the
circulated report. Reason for Decision: To
comply with the requirements of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014
and Part 4 Code of Practice (Meeting Needs) and Part 4 & 5 Code of Practice
(Charging and Financial Assessment). Implementation of Decision: The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. |
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Adult Services Respite Allocation Policy PDF 87 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Decision: That
approval be granted to implement the Adults Services Respite Allocation Policy
as detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 to the circulated report. Reason for Decision To
enable the Council to take into account the social care resources and other
care and support available to individuals when undertaking an assessment or
reassessment of carers’ needs. To ensure
a sustainable range of good quality adult social care services are available to
meet the needs of the most vulnerable citizens of Neath Port Talbot. Also, to contribute towards the budgetary
savings identified in the Council’s Forward Financial Plan. Implementation of Decision The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. Consultation On
the 10th June 2019 members approved a 90 day public consultation in
respect of the Policy. The consultation
period took place between the 17th June to the 15th
September 2019, a number of consultation and engagement activities took
place. This has helped confirm the content of the final officer draft of the
Policy. |
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Additional documents:
Minutes: Decision: 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. Minutes: Decision: 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 Paragraphs 13 and 14 of
Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. |
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Contractual Arrangements for a Minor Adaptations Service Minutes: Councillor
P.D.Richards re-affirmed his interest in the
following item and left the meeting.
Councillor P.A.Rees substituted for this item
only. Decision: That
delegated authority be granted to the Head of Adult Services to enter into a
contract with Care and Repair Western Bay Ltd for the provision of a Minor
Adaption Service until 31 March 2021, with an option to extend the contract until
31 March 2022 as detailed in the private circulated report. Reason for Decision: To
ensure there is a legally binding framework between the parties. Implementation of Decision The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period. |
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The Manager's Report on Hillside Secure Children's Home Minutes: Councillor
P.D.Richards returned to the meeting and Councillor P.A.Rees withdrew from the remainder of the meeting. Decision: That
the report be noted. |
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Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 RISCA 2016 Minutes: Decision: That
the report be noted. |