As Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care I agree to:
a) APPROVE the commissioning of an Open Framework All?Age Home Care Service for adults and children, to include Homecare, Care and Support in Prisons, and Community Support Services for disabled children, with the new arrangements to start on 1 April 2027;
b) APPROVE the alignment of the relevant existing contracts, where required, to maintain service continuity during the commissioning and mobilisation period;
c) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director, Adult Social Care and Health, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, to take relevant actions including, but not limited to, finalising the terms of and entering into required contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the decision
d) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director, Adult Social Care and Health to open the Framework at regular intervals to allow new providers to join.