The reasons for urgency set out in the report were agreed.

The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To note the update provided in the report and the summary of the Equalities Impact Assessment undertaken for service users and Contract Services employees affected by the change of service delivery for meals to clients.

2.    To note that the CPU will remain open and Contract Services will work with Corporate Asset Management to identify additional leasing or trading opportunities. 

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN AND CULTURE (D.JONES)

(Divisional Director, Youth and Commissioning (R. Martins-Taylor)

(Divisional Director, Adult Social Care (C. Brown)

The Mayor agreed the reasons for urgency as set out in the report, namely that:

“At a recent meeting of the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee it was requested that this update report be brought to Cabinet at the earliest opportunity. The report was prepared but had missed the regular deadlines for report preparation in the standard report cycle for November Cabinet. Given that the report is for noting, it has been finalised outside of the statutory deadline.”

Councillor Amina Ali, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She explained that this was a noting report setting out the results of a review officers had undertaken in relation to the provision of meals for clients. The council was looking at alternative options for the delivery of services but it was highlighted that no clients would see any changes until their personal circumstances had been reviewed.

The Mayor noted the pre-decision scrutiny questions and officers responses and agreed the recommendations as set out.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the update provided in the report and the summary of the Equalities Impact Assessment undertaken for service users and Contract Services employees affected by the change of service delivery for meals to clients.

2.    To note that the CPU will remain open and Contract Services will work with Corporate Asset Management to identify additional leasing or trading opportunities.