Agenda item

One Coventry Services - Outcome of Consultation

Report of the Director of Adult Services and Housing

Minutes:

The Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee considered a report of the Director of Adult Services and Housing, which set out the outcome of consultation in respect of proposals within One Coventry Services.

 

The Committee noted that the report is also due to be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting scheduled for 15th April 2025.

 

One Coventry Services is an operational change programme within the Transformation Plan 2024/25.

 

The aim of the programme is to deliver services differently by bringing them together in communities and builds on current approaches within family hubs, libraries and adult social care settings. Proposals aim to enable increased integration of a wider range of services and deliver financial efficiencies through reducing the number of service delivery locations and thereby the costs of operating these services in terms of both property and staffing.  This is a programme of work that would develop over time. 

 

A consultation on proposals within One Coventry Services was held from 9th September 2024 to 4th November 2024.  The consultation was considered as a first phase and proposals were focussed on initial opportunities to bring services and service locations together. In doing so this would improve efficiency by removing duplication in running costs and delivery functions. It would also enable residents to access services in single locations.

 

The design principles for One Coventry Services in this first phase of activity are:

 

·  Retain/prevent closure of services through integration/ co-location of services in a reduced number of buildings.

·  Ensure continued accessibility in community locations.

·  Maximise use of Council buildings.

·  Focus on best value for money.

·  Consider community reach and current footfall.

 

The public consultation focused on proposals in respect of:

 

·  Five libraries (Holbrooks, Canley, Bell Green, Coundon and Jubilee Crescent).

·  Three Family Hubs (Radford, Wood End, Bell Green)

·  The Dementia Partnership Hub in Holbrooks

·  The location of the Promoting Independent Living Service within Adult Social Care in Coundon.

 

Proposals were consulted on at an early stage of development to enable them to be informed by consultation feedback and to confirm the viability of delivery. As a result, not all the proposals are recommended in their original form. Three proposals have been revised, and one is not being recommended at this time to take account of feedback and emerging information through proposal development.

 

The Appendices to the report submitted included a consultation summary; individual proposal consultation feedback; and details of petitions considered by the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills on 11th February 2025.

 

Following consideration of the consultation responses, revised proposals were detailed within the report and appendices as summarised below:

 

·  Relocation of Canley Library to Xcel Leisure Centre and include an outreach family hub offer from one community location within the Xcel Centre – seek expressions of interest for a community led library provision, subject to an Equalities Impact Assessment, as required.

·  Relocate the Moat Family Hub Service and the Supporting Families Team from the moat Family Hub to Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre – proceed with revised proposals to maintain the Moat Family Hub in its current location and relocate the Supporting Families Team from the Moat Family Hub building to the Moat House Leisure and Neighbourhood Centre, to be implement through management action.

·  Relocate Pathways Family Hub to Jubilee Crescent Community Centre – do not implement proposals at this time.

 

The Committee thanked officers for the detail provided throughout the consultation process, particularly in light of the difficult proposals being considered.

 

RESOLVED that, the Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee endorse the work undertaken by officers support the recommendations for Cabinet.

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