Agenda for Adult Social Care & Health Cabinet Member Meeting on Monday, 17th October, 2011, 4.00pm

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Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 3, Hove Town Hall. View directions

Contact: Caroline De Marco, Democratic Sevrices Officer 

Items
No. Item

14.

Procedural Business

    (a)   Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any 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.

     

    (b)   Exclusion of Press and Public - To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

     

    NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading either that it is confidential or the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

     

    A list and description of the categories of exempt information is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

    Minutes:

    14(a)   Declarations of Interests

     

    14.1    There were none.

     

    14(b)   Exclusion of Press and Public

     

    14.2    In accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (“the Act”), the Cabinet Member considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during an item of business on the grounds that it was likely, in view of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press and public were present during that item, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information (as defined in section 100A(3) of the Act) or exempt information (as defined in section 100I(I) of the Act). 

     

    14.3    RESOLVED - That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting. 

     

15.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 62 KB

    Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 June 2011 (copy attached).

    Minutes:

    2.1       RESOLVED – That the minutes of the Adult Social Care & Health Cabinet Member Meeting held on  13 June 2011 be agreed and signed by the Cabinet Member.

16.

Cabinet Member's Communications

    Minutes:

    Making a Difference Award

     

    16.1    The Cabinet Member congratulated Michelle Perry, Care Officer at Ireland Lodge who had recently won Brighton & Hove City Council’s ‘Big Difference Award’. His congratulations were also passed to Carelink Plus who had been recognised for their work in winning The Argus Achievement Awards in the category of Public Service.

     

                Support with Confidence

    16.2         The Cabinet Member announced a new council initiative, ‘Support with Confidence’ which was a partnership between Adult Social Care and Trading Standards services. The scheme provided a register of approved Personal Assistants. He heralded the scheme and expressed his hope that it would develop and grow.

     

     

17.

Items reserved for discussion

    (a)   Items reserved by the Cabinet Member

     

    (b)   Items reserved by the Opposition Spokespersons

     

    (c)    Items reserved by Members, with the agreement of the Cabinet Member.

     

    NOTE: Public Questions, Written Questions from Councillors, Petitions, Deputations, Letters from Councillors and Notices of Motion will be reserved automatically.

    Minutes:

    17.1    RESOLVED – That all items be reserved for discussion.

18.

Petitions

    No petitions have been received by the date of publication.

    Minutes:

    18.1    There were none.

     

19.

Public Questions

    (The closing date for receipt of public questions is 12 noon on 10 October 2011)

     

    No public questions have been received by the date of publication.

    Minutes:

    19.1    There were none.

     

20.

Deputations

    (The closing date for receipt of deputations is 12 noon on 10 October 2011)

     

    No deputations have been received by the date of publication.

    Minutes:

    20.1    There were none.

     

21.

Letters from Councillors

    No letters have been received.

    Minutes:

    21.1    There were none.

     

22.

Written Questions from Councillors

    No written questions have been received.

    Minutes:

    22.1    There were none.

     

     

23.

Notices of Motions

    No Notices of Motion have been received by the date of publication.

    Minutes:

    23.1    There were none.

     

24.

Accommodation and Support Plan for People with Learning Disabilities

    Report of Director of Adult Social Services/Lead Commissioner People (copy attached).

    Additional documents:

    Decision:

     

    (1)       That the report and the 3 year Accommodation and Support plan (Appendix 1) be approved.

     

    Minutes:

    24.1    The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Adult Social Services/Lead Commissioner People which presented the local plan and budget strategy for accommodation and support services for people with learning disabilities.

     

    24.2    The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) for learning disabilities 2011, highlighted the need for a local accommodation and support plan in order to meet expected increases in need of between 54-135 people over the next 5 years with a greater increase (2%) expected for those with themost complex needs who would need a high level of 24 hour specialist care.

     

    24.3   The Director of Adult Social Services added that the report who also be presented to the Joint Commissioning Board (JCB). In addition, as the project progressed further, consultation would become more focussed on individuals.

     

    24.3    RESOLVED - (1) That the report and the 3 year Accommodation and Support plan (Appendix 1) be approved.

     

 


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