Agenda and minutes

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Social Care, Health and Housing – Future Aims and Challenges

(Agenda Item 5)

With reference to bullet point 4, page 3 of the minutes – It was noted that 970 residents were using personalised budgets.

With reference to Resolved point 3, page 3 of the minutes – It was noted that the newly appointed Head of Transformation would be invited to 31 August 2011 meeting.

Subject to the clarification above, the minutes were agreed as an accurate record.

All items were considered in Public.

The Head of Finance attended the meeting and informed the Committee that within the context of the Council’s overall financial position the report set out the main financial issues facing the Social Care, Health and Housing Group’s services and the work which was taking place to respond to them.

The Committee were informed that both the Comprehensive Spending Review 2010 and the two-year local government finance settlement in January 2011 set out the financial challenge which faced the Council over the next few years.

The budget report to Council in February 2011 identified a savings requirement of £16.4m for 2012/13 with Social Care, Health and Housing having a target of £7.1m. Officers confirmed that savings were currently being finalised by the Management Team.

Resolved –

1. That the development of the financial planning process undertaken to date together with the responses to the issues being developed by the Group be noted.

The Committee had further discussions about possible topics for their first major review in 2011/12.

The Committee agreed that officers be requested to provide draft scoping reports on: Personalisation and Disabilities with reference to transition, End of Life Care and Mental Health (child and adolescent mental health services) to the next meeting.

Resolved –

1. That officers be requested to provide draft scoping reports on:

                            I.      Personalisation and Disabilities with reference to transition

                          II.      End of Life Care

                        III.       and Mental Health (child and adolescent mental health services) and for these to be circulated to the Committee for comments ahead of the next meeting on 31 August 2011.

The Committee examined the current Forward Plan and the following comments were noted:

Cabinet Item 638 - Rural Activities Garden Centre

• The Committee agreed to hold an additional meeting on Monday 25^th July at 5:30 pm to discuss the cabinet report

Cabinet Item 597 – Adaptations to Council dwellings – extension of contract

·        That the report be noted. 

Resolved –

1. That the Forward Plan be noted

The timetable of meetings and draft work programme was discussed. The Committee noted that 14 February 2012 meeting clashed with Central and South Planning Committee. Members were requested to bring their diaries to the 31 August 2011 meeting so that a new date could be agreed.

Resolved –

1. That the timetable of meetings and proposed draft work programme for 2011/12 be noted.
2. That the Committee hold an additional single issue meeting on 25 July 2011 to consider Cabinet Item – 638 Rural Activities Garden Centre and for the Committee’s comments to be considered by Cabinet on 28 July 2011.
3. That Member be requested to bring their diaries to the next meeting so that an alternative date for the February 2012 meeting could be agreed.