Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People)

The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People), which set out the outcome of review work and the proposed changes for preventative support across 4 specific priority areas.

A corresponding private report detailing confidential aspects of the proposals was also submitted to the meeting for consideration.

The delivery of an effective preventative support was an important element of supporting people early in order to maintain their independence and prevent or reduce the need for social care or health support.  Providing support in the way was a key element of the strategy for Adult Social Care as well as enshrined in the Care Act 2014.

Preventative support was currently provided by a range of voluntary and third sector organisations, who were commissioned by both the Council and the Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning Group (CRCCG) through a range of contracts and grants, all of which were due to expire in March 2018.

In order to ensure that the support provided beyond the end of these existing arrangements remained focussed and delivered positive outcomes for the people of the City with the available resources, the Council and CRCCG undertook a programme of work to review and then re-commission support across four priority groups: carers; people with physical impairments or dementia; mental health conditions; and adults with learning disabilities.  Voluntary and third sector providers were fully engaged in the process of the review, including the setting of the priority areas and outcomes.  Stakeholder views were also actively sought to support the development of proposals for future services.

As well as targeting support on priority groups, the review work also sought to deliver a saving for the Council of £0.5m for delivery in 2018/19 from the existing Council spend of £3.01m per annum as part of the budget setting process in February 2017.

The report detailed the outcome of the review work and set out the proposed changes for the support across each of the priority areas and, following a grant application process, sought approval to enter into grant arrangements for a period of five years.

The Cabinet noted that the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee had considered the report at its meeting on 22^nd November 2017 and a briefing note detailing their support of the recommendations was circulated.

RESOLVED that the Cabinet:-

1.  Note that the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee support the recommendations within the report.

2.  Approve the award of community based preventative support grant funding to 12 organisations for the delivery of 11 grant proposals for a period of five years from 1^st April 2018.