Agenda and minutes

11.1     The Lead Member approved as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 23 July 2024.

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.

12.1     There were none.

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

13.1     There were none.

14.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health

15.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health.

DECISIONS

15.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1) Approve the procurement of a Community and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Development Programme from 2025;

2) Approve the allocation of up to £539,000 (per annum) from the Public Health fund, subject to confirmation of the available budget through the Council’s budget setting processes; and

3) Delegate to the Director of Adult Social Care and Health authority to take all actions necessary to implement the Community and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Development Programme.

REASONS

15.3     The co-development of the Community and Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Development Programme is progressing well, with a framework that partners agree could form the basis for the new programme and could have wider uses and benefits.

15.4     The blending of existing programmes into the new programme would be best suited to the letting of 1 contract and be spilt into 5 lots based on District and Borough boundaries.

15.5     The indicative budget will be funded from the Public Health fund and represents a significant reduction in funding, contributing to the Reconciling Policy, Performance and Resources process.

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health

16.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health together with exempt information contained in a later agenda item.

DECISIONS

16.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to agree that the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award Process C procurement route is taken to award the School Health Service contract for 3 years from 1 January 2025 until 31 December 2027, with an option to extend for up to 24 months.

REASONS

16.3     Children and young people’s health needs have increased since the pandemic, including safeguarding, mental health, developmental issues, school readiness, pupil absence and attainment levels. There are also common unmet needs across the system in relation to continence, sleep, mental health, healthy weight, and in post-16 settings. The need for the healthy child programme that aims to bring together health, education and other main partners to deliver an effective programme for prevention and support is now of even greater importance.

16.4     The care delivered by school health teams continues to be an essential part of the response to and recovery from the pandemic, supporting families and communities through indirect impacts and ‘hidden harms’, especially in deprived communities and among the most vulnerable. The updated Healthy Child Programme is timely as the public health nursing system endeavours to work with the most vulnerable families. It is considered that the School Health Service under the current refreshed specification can respond effectively to emerging needs.

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).

17.1     It was RESOLVED to exclude the public and press for the remaining agenda items 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).

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health.

18.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health which provided exempt information in support of an earlier item on the agenda.

DECISIONS

18.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to note the exempt information in support of an earlier agenda item.

REASON

18.3     The report contained exempt information in relation to an earlier item on the agenda.