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Consultation on Social Services Budget and Draft Savings 2019/20 PDF 272 KB Report
of the Director of Social Services, Health and Housing Minutes: Cllr S.H.Reynolds: Consultation on Social Services Budget
and Draft Savings 2019/20 – Non statutory services as she is a trustee of
Canolfan Maerdy, a supplier of welfare rights advice to local residents. Cllr H.C.Clarke: Consultation on Social Services Budget
and Draft Savings 2019/20 – Non statutory services as she is employed as a
benefits adviser at a third sector organisation. Members received information
on the current Social Care, Health and Wellbeing draft budget consultation
exercise as contained within the circulated report. Members asked for information
in relation to Children’s Services (SSHH901) and queried the importance of
listening to young and elderly people who wanted to return home. Officers
explained that the majority of people wished to return to their homes, however,
this was not always the case. In relation to Hillside
(SSHH902), Members asked when the two additional independent skills living pods
would be available within the secure estate. Officers explained they could not
predict when this would be but assured Members that this could not happen until
the staffing structure was sufficient. In relation to providing for
assessed need in the most cost effective way across all of Adult Services
(SSHH903), Members asked when need was assessed and were peoples’ finances
taken into account. Officers confirmed that finances were taken into account. Members asked for a report
outlining the Council’s statutory duties under Section 6 of the Social Services
and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, with reference to the person’s particular
preferences. Members asked whether there
was a strategy in places in relation to people moving away from their community
and friends/relatives. Officers explained they were in the process of
developing an in house service by working with partners such as POBL and
dementia services. Members asked for information
on maximising the value for money across respite care service (SSHH904) and
queried whether both the client and carer were assessed. Officers confirmed that
this was the case. (SSHH906/907) Members
received information from Officers in relation to the restructure of Homecare
and noted that this would be in the public domain in January 2019. Officers
gave assurances that staffing posts would be secure. Members asked how many
services were involved and the interface between them. Officers explained these
were specialised services and that they had a very good working relationship
with Domiciliary Care Services. Members noted that in
relation to Non-statutory services (SSHH909), a deletion of five posts within
the Welfare Rights Service via Early Retirement/Voluntary Redundancy (ER/VR)
was proposed. This would leave a team of seven funded by grant monies. Members asked how the public
would access the service going forward and were advised that the public would
be diverted to third sector services and then the Council. Members asked whether the
five posts within the Welfare Rights Unit were Council employees, and were
advised that they were, and that they would be transferred through the
Management of Change Policy. Members received information in relation to Building Safe and Resilient Communities, (SSHH910), and commented they were happy with the project. ... view the full minutes text for item 1. |