Issue - items at meetings - Review of Learning Disability Services Governance Arrangements

Report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing (copy attached)

1) That the Learning Disability services remain the responsibility of the Director of Adult Social Care and Housing in order to execute the statutory responsibilities of the DASS.

(2) That the Executive Functions remain as they are currently set out in the constitution, thus ensuring continuity of leadership and minimising further change for those stakeholders on the Learning Disability Partnership Board.

135.1    The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Care & Housing that had been prepared in response to a Green Party amendment regarding constitutional arrangements for the future governance of Learning Disability services (for copy see minute book)

135.2    RESOLVED – That, having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet accepted the following recommendations;

(1)       That the Learning Disability services remain the responsibility of the Director of Adult Social Care and Housing in order to execute the statutory responsibilities of the DASS.

(2)       That the Executive Functions remain as they are currently set out in the constitution, thus ensuring continuity of leadership and minimising further change for those stakeholders on the Learning Disability Partnership Board.