Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 1, Hendon Town Hall, The Burroughs, London NW4 4BQ. View directions

Contact: Edward Gilbert 020 8359 3469 Email: edward.gilbert@barnet.gov.uk 

Note: Public Questions and Comments must be submitted by 10am on the third working day before the meeting. The deadline for this meeting is 10am on Wednesday 1 March. 

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED – The minutes of the meeting held on 23rd January 2017 were agreed as a correct record.

2.

Absence of Members

Minutes:

None.

3.

Declarations of Members Disclosable Pecuniary Interests and Non-Pecuinary Interests

Minutes:

None.

4.

Report of the Monitoring Officer (if any)

Minutes:

None.

5.

Public Questions and Comments (if any)

Minutes:

None.

6.

Members' Items (if any)

Minutes:

None.

7.

Adults and Safeguarding Commissioning Plan - 2017/18 addendum pdf icon PDF 285 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item, which related to the 2017/18 addendum to the Adults and Safeguarding Committee Commissioning Plan.

 

Dawn Wakeling, Commissioning Director – Adults and Health, then provided an overview of the contents of the report.

 

During the course of discussion, Jon Dickinson, Assistant Director – Adults and Communities, was invited to the table to answer questions from the Committee.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman then moved to the recommendation. Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

5

Against

0

Abstain

4

 

The recommendation was therefore carried, and the following was RESOLVED:

 

·         That the Committee reviewed and approved the addendum to the Adults and Safeguarding Commissioning Plan for 2017/18 (Appendix A).

8.

Update on adult social care alternative delivery model pdf icon PDF 736 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item, which related to an update on the adult social care alternative delivery model.

 

Dawn Wakeling, Commissioning Director – Adults and Health, then provided an overview of the contents of the report. Ms. Wakeling indicated that a further report on the matter would be brought to a meeting of the Committee in September 2017.

 

During the course of discussion, Jon Dickinson, Assistant Director – Adults and Communities, was invited to the table to answer questions from the Committee.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman then moved to the recommendation. The following was then RESOLVED:

 

·         That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee noted the progress report on the development of two adult social care delivery vehicle options.

9.

Development of on line technology for adult social care pdf icon PDF 276 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item, which related to the development of online technology for adult social care.

 

James Mass, Assistant Director – Adults and Communities, was invited to the table to provide an overview of the contents of the report and answer questions from the Committee.

 

Following comments and questions from the Committee, Mr. Mass clarified that the new online system will run concurrent to the existing methods that service users use to manage their social care allowance. He further gave assurance that service users will still be able to access information and care through means other than digitally.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman then moved to the recommendation. The following was RESOLVED:

 

·         That the Committee noted the report setting out the development of online technology for adult social care in Barnet.

10.

Fit and Active Barnet Framework pdf icon PDF 270 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item, which related to the Fit and Active Barnet Framework. He stated that the word ‘Framework’ was missing from recommendation 1 (after ‘Fit & Active’), and – with the Committee’s approval – said that the recommendation would be considered with this change.

 

Cassie Bridger, Strategic Lead – Sport & Physical Activity, was invited to the table to answer questions from the Committee and to provide an overview of the contents of the report.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman then moved to the recommendations, which were unanimously agreed. The following was therefore RESOLVED:

 

1.    The Adults & Safeguarding Committee approved the final version of the Fit & Active Barnet Framework 2016 – 2021 (Appendix 1);

 

2.    The Adults & Safeguarding Committee considered the public consultation findings for the Fit & Active Barnet Framework 2016 – 2021 (Appendix 2);

 

3.    The Adults & Safeguarding Committee considered the Fit & Active Barnet Framework 2016 – 2021, Equalities Impact Assessment (Appendix 3).

11.

Extension of and variation of IMCA and IMHA contract pdf icon PDF 264 KB

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the item, which related to a report requesting both an extension and variation for the IMCA and IMHA contract.

 

Dawn Wakeling, Commissioning Director – Adults and Health, then answered questions from the Committee.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Chairman then moved to the recommendations, which were unanimously agreed. The following was therefore RESOLVED:

 

1.    That the Committee approved the extension of the contract with Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Consortium for Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) & Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), provided by Voiceability, from 1st April 2017 – 31st March 2018.

 

2.    That the Committee authorised a variation to the contract with Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Consortium for Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) & Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) for an additional £28,980, therefore making the total contract value £96,243.03 for the extended contract year of 1st April 2017 – 31st March 2018.

12.

Committee Forward Work Programme pdf icon PDF 227 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman introduced the report, which related to the Committee’s Forward Work Programme. The Committee, following a request from Councillor Farrier, agreed for the issue of Social Care Precepts (subject to the approval of Full Council) to be included in the Business Planning Report, due to be considered at the meeting of the Committee on 10th July 2017.

 

It was further noted that in the performance report, due to be received at a future meeting of the Committee, more detail would be provided on the matter of delayed transfers of care.

 

Following consideration of the item, the Committee RESOLVED:

 

·         That the Committee noted the items included in the 2017-18 work programme.

 

13.

Any other items that the Chairman decides are urgent

Minutes:

None.