Decision details

This report seeks the Committee’s agreement to vary the contract for provision of adult social care services between the Council and TheBarnetGroup Limited.

The Chairman introduced the report, which requested authority to authorise variations to the contract with The Barnet Group Ltd for Your Choice Barnet in order to change the pricing and service delivery model for transport escort services and unplanned non-attendance at high dependency Day Centres, and included a clause that all employees and agency staff are to have their Right to Work status confirmed.

A Member asked for confirmation that the recommendations contained within the report concerned finance and administration, and that there would be no impact on service users.  Matthew Kendall, the Adults and Communities Director confirmed that the proposals would not impact on service quality or safety.

The Chairman MOVED the following amendment to the Recommendation:

That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agree to authorise variations to the contract with The Barnet Group Ltd for Your Choice Barnet in order to:

i)             Change the pricing and service delivery model for transport escort services and unplanned non-attendance at high dependency Day Centres.

ii)            Include a clause that all employees and agency staff to have their Right to Work status confirmed.

Votes were recorded as follows:

The Motion was carried and became the substantive motion.

The Chairman moved to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The motion was carried. 

RESOLVED that:

That the Adults and Safeguarding Committee agree to authorise variations to the contract with The Barnet Group Ltd for Your Choice Barnet in order to:

i)             Change the pricing and service delivery model for transport escort services and unplanned non-attendance at high dependency Day Centres.

ii)            Include a clause that all employees and agency staff have their Right to Work status confirmed.