Cabinet Member for Adults, Health & Housing Services

To note the report and:

i)               Approve the award of the new Independent Adult Advocacy Service as outlined in Appendix B (Part II).

ii)              Delegate authority to Executive Director Adult Social Care, Health and Communities (DASS) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing Services to exercise the option to extend the contract for a period of up to an additional two years.

AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and:

i)               Approved the award of the new Independent Adult Advocacy Service as outlined in Appendix B.

ii)              Delegated authority to Executive Director Adult Social Care, Health and Communities (DASS) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing Services to exercise the option to extend the contract for a period of up to an additional two years.

Councillor Del Campo introduced the report by saying that the service was statutory and that the majority of it was paid for out of the better care fund, to provide adult services to vulnerable persons who needed it. This included persons who lacked capacity or potentially had mental health issues or learning difficulties. The contract was at a fixed cost and had a fairly low annual value, however as the total length of the contract exceeded £0.500m, it needed to come before Cabinet for approval.

AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and:

i)               Approved the award of the new Independent Adult Advocacy Service as outlined in Appendix B.

ii)             Delegated authority to Executive Director Adult Social Care, Health and Communities (DASS) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Housing Services to exercise the option to extend the contract for a period of up to an additional two years.