Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health and the Corporate Director of Social Care, Health and Wellbeing on the commission of day services through the external marketplace. The Committee is asked to consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member on the proposed decision to recommission.

Ms S Sheppard, Commissioning Manager, Community Support, was in attendance for this item.

1.            Ms Southern introduced the report and, with Ms Sheppard and Mr Lobban,  responded to comments and questions from Members, as follows:-

a)    it was suggested that the wording in para 2.6 be amended from ‘index-related price increase’ to ‘annual price increase’, to clarify how increases would work and how this system would operate;

b)    it was confirmed that the open framework for participants in the tendering process would open at intervals of 6, 12, 24 and 36 months and that the paper would be amended to reflect this; and

c)    the clarity of the plans for day services was commended and it was suggested that these plans be used as a ‘pledge’ to people with learning disabilities, in the same way that the County Council had issued a pledge of services and support it would give to children in its care. It was important also that the County Council’s partners, including district and borough councils, should be fully involved in these plans so that service users received a consistent message.

2.    RESOLVED that the decision proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, to recommission Community Day Services for people with a Learning Disability and/or Physical Disability (External), and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, or other nominated officer, to take the necessary actions to implement the decision, be endorsed.