Issue - meetings

Ms Katherine Clark (Commissioner) was in attendance for this item.

1. Ms Clark introduced the report and said the Council had a statutory requirement under the Care Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010 to make sure that services were available to everyone including those with a hearing impairment. The provision of specialist communication services for people who were D/deaf and deafblind was an important way for the Council to meet those obligations. 

2. Ms Clark then responded to a question from the committee 

(a)  Asked if the figure of £20,000 per year for the service was correct, Ms Clark confirmed that the £20,000 was from the Adult Social Care and Health Budget with additional spend from other areas of the Council and external partners.

RESOLVED that the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health to:

(a)  Approve the procurement of Interpreting and Communication Services for People who are D/deaf and Deafblind; and

(b)  Delegate authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take relevant actions to facilitate the required procurement activity

be endorsed.