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Cabinet Minutes 19 July 2023 at 5.00 p.m.

11:11 am, Thursday, 31st August 2023 - 8 months ago

Present:  

Councillor Jackson (in the Chair)

Councillors Cracknell, Dawkins, Harness, Shepherd, Shreeve and S. Swinburn.

Officers in attendance:

  • Carolina Borgstrom (Director of Economy, Environment and Infrastructure)
  • Zoe Campbell (Senior Scrutiny and Committee Advisor)
  • Simon Jones ( Assistant Director of Law and Governance) (Monitoring Officer)
  • Janice Spencer (Interim Director of Childrens Services)
  • Rob Walsh (Chief Executive)

Also present:

  • Michelle Lalor (Head of Communications and Customer)

There was one member of the public and no members of the press present.

CB.17        APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

No apologies for absence were received for this meeting.

CB.18        DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

There were no declarations of interests made from Members with regard to items on the agenda for this meeting.  

CB.19        MINUTES

The minutes of the Cabinet meeting on the 14th July 2023 were agreed as a correct record.

CB.20        TREASURY OUTTURN REPORT 2022/23

Cabinet considered a report from the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Resources and Assets that contains details of treasury management arrangements, activity and performance during the 2022/23 financial year.

RESOLVED – That the treasury management activity during 2022/23 be noted.

CB.21        ENFORCEMENT AND DEBT COLLECTION SERVICES

Cabinet considered a report from the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Resources and Assets that sought approval to commence a procurement exercise for enforcement and debt collection services.

RESOLVED –

  1. That the commencement of a procurement exercise for enforcement and debt collection services as set out in the report now submitted be approved.
  2. That the Executive Director, Place and Resources in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, Resources and Assets be delegated authority to commence a procurement exercise for the enforcement and debt collection services, to award and implement and to take all reasonable ancillary actions arising.
  3. That the Assistant Director Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) be authorised to complete and execute all legal documentation arising.

CB.22        SUPPORTED LIVING AND HOUSING RELATED SUPPORT RE COMMISSIONING PROPOSAL

Cabinet considered a report from the Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care outlining the proposed re commissioning processes and the development of an Invitation to Tender (ITT) and seeking approval to proceed.

RESOLVED –

  1. That the proposal to proceed with re commissioning as detailed in this report now submitted be approved.
  2. That the Director Adult Social Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care be delegated authority to commence the process, thereafter, award and implement and to take all ancillary actions reasonably arising.
  3. That the inclusion of updated quality standards in specifications and the proposals to apply learning from current service commissioning and delivery to the process of re commissioning these services be noted.
  4. That the need for enhanced commissioning oversight, a) during the procurement process and b) for enhanced engagement and monitoring once new contracts are in place.  The confirmation of these resources will be the subject of an update to the Health and Care Contracting Group on July 5th, 2023 be noted.
  5. That the Assistant Director Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) be authorised to execute all documentation arising.

CB.23        SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY SCHOOL PLACES SUFFICIENCY AND FUNDING OF RESOURCE SPECIALIST PROVISION PLACES

Cabinet considered a report from the Portfolio Holder for Children and Education seeking authority to implement the recommendations of approving the rolling programme of funding of local Resource Specialist Provision education places, entering into Service Level Agreements (SLA) with local school Trusts to commission places.

RESOLVED –

  1. That the Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children and Education be delegated authority to:
    • enter into agreements with Trusts to commission Resource Specialist Provision places for children and young people with SEND who have an EHCP as per a continuing rolling programme of NEL place creation.
    • carries out all ancillary activity reasonably arising from the above
  2. That the Assistant Director Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) be authorised to execute any documentation arising from the above recommendations.

There being no further business, the Chairman declared the meeting closed 5.13 p.m.