Agenda item

Welfare Reform - Advice Line Evaluation

Minutes:

Decisions:

 

1.  That the Advice Line Pilot Project, as detailed in the circulated report, be extended to the 31st of March 2015;

 

2.  That Officers undertake a further analysis of the totality of advice calls coming into the Authority and examine how a more efficient way of dealing with such calls could be provided, enabling better access to advice for citizens;

 

3.  That Officers explore sources of funding available in order to sustain any changes made to service delivery arrangements.

 

Reason for Decisions:

 

To enable Officers to explore options for sustaining improvement work beyond 31st March 2015 whilst maintaining current standards of service delivery.

 

Implementation of Decisions:

 

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

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