Decision details

Committee to receive a Member’s Item in the name of Councillor Barry Rawlings.

At the invitation of the Chairman, Councillor Barry Rawlings introduced the Member’s Item in his name, which requested that the Committee be provided with a report containing the following:

“A forecast of the number of service users for Adults Services the council expects to have over the next 10 years.

Please could a breakdown be provided ie. those with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, expected increase in number of service users with mental health issues, and those that will need to transition to the service on turning 18 etc.”

Following discussion by Members, Councillor Rawlings requested that the forecast also included service users who are transitioning and are 18 years old. 

The Community and Well-being Assistant Director undertook to provide the Committee with a briefing note outlining national projections for growth over the next ten years.  The briefing would include data from The Care Act model, and project the number of future service users based on assumptions. 

In addition to this briefing, the Committee also requested that further information on this matter is also provided in the “Adults and Safeguarding Annual Performance Report including the Adult Social Care Local Account” item which will be considered by the Committee at their July meeting.

RESOLVED that the Committee give their instructions to Officers as set out above.