Decision details

The amendment in the name of Councillor Rajput’s was put to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The amendment was carried.  The substantive motion was then put to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

RESOLVED that:

Adults who use Barnet’s adult social care services increasingly have complex needs. There is a strong correlation between mental and physical health, and those accessing our support services will increasingly need support with both their mental and physical health. All Councillors have a responsibility to promote good mental health for all those living in our Borough.

Council notes there is evidence for black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee (BAMER) disadvantage in the adult social care system. Being a borough which prides itself on its ethnic and cultural diversity, Council requests all committees place equality of access and service delivery as a primary concern when enacting the Conservative manifesto pledge to:

“…support the integration of Social Care and the NHS and use our democratic mandate to get excellent joined-up care. We will push for parity in the importance and excellence of mental health care, which has too often been treated as a secondary concern.”