Agenda and draft minutes

1.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 February 2017.  

Disclosure by all Members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

2.1       There were no declarations of interest.

Notification of any items which the Lead Member considers urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda.

3.1       There were no urgent items.

5.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health on the future operating model of the Supported Employment, car valeting service for people with Learning Difficulties, together with exempt information contained in Item 7 on the agenda. 

5.2       The Lead Member considered a statement produced by the Directors of Zest Sussex Community Interest Company (CIC).  A copy of the statement is contained in the minute book.  The Directors of Zest Sussex CIC, service users and the parent of a service user attended and spoke against the proposal in the report.  Further correspondence with the parent of another service user was circulated and considered.  

DECISION

5.3       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health RESOLVED to approve:

(1) the continuation of the provision of the Learning Disability Services Car Valet Service;

(2) the termination of the agreement with the current provider, Zest Sussex CIC, and the transfer of the provision of the service to East Sussex County Council; and

(3) the delegation of authority to the Director of Adult Social Care and Health to take all actions necessary to give effect to resolutions (1) and (2) above.

Reasons

5.4       The Lead Member considered the comments of the public and the Members present, together with the information contained in Item 7.  The service is valued by clients, their families and paying customers, so as an alternative to closure the service can be transferred to another provider.  The transfer to in-house provision will bring a reduction in overall costs while facilitating the continuance of the service and extending the opportunities within the service to a greater number of clients. 

5.5       Closer alignment with the Department’s Skills Development Pathway would potentially lead to better outcomes for a greater number of people, as well as an enhanced contribution to the Council’s performance overall.  The service transition will involve: consultation and a full TUPE process with existing employees; consultation with clients, carers and families; and development and agreement of performance outcome measures.

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting for the remaining agenda item on the grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

6.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting on that grounds that if the public and press were present there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as specified in paragraph 3 of part 1 of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

7.1       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health, which provided exempt information in support of Item 4 earlier on the agenda.

7.2       The Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health RESOLVED to note the content of the report.

Reasons

7.3       The information supports an earlier agenda item.