Issue - decisions

Cabinet:

1.    Noted progress on the coproduction of redesigned services previously funded as Supporting People, and the proposal to realign those services (App A) with Better Lives.

2.    Delegated authority to the Executive Director for ACE in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care to vary the specified Supporting People contracts in terms of contract value (where there is further reduction in agreed spend), and extend contracts for current service provision as required, for up to 12 months to include award and implementation and align with wider Better Lives Commissioning. The specified Supporting People contracts are set out in Appendix A.

Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council a High Needs Budget of £54.471m, including £0.566m transfer from the School Central Services Block of the Dedicated Schools Grant agreed by the Schools Forum.