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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2/3, Civic Offices, Angel Street, Bridgend, CF31 4WB

Contact: Mr Mark Anthony Galvin  Senior Democratic Services Officer - Committees

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73.

Declarations of Interest

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest (if any) from Members/Officers in accordance with the provisions of the Members Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008 (including Whipping Declarations)

Minutes:

Councillor N Farr declared a personal interest in agenda item 6 – Secure Estate, as she is a Best Interest Assessor for Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. 

74.

Approval of Minutes pdf icon PDF 70 KB

To receive for approval, the minutes of the meeting of the Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee of 14 December 2016. 

Minutes:

RESOLVED:                  That the minutes of the Adult Social Care Overview     and Scrutiny Committee of 14 December 2016 be approved as a true and accurate record.       

75.

Forward Work Programme Update pdf icon PDF 88 KB

Minutes:

The Scrutiny Officer presented a report which detailed the items to be considered and the invitees to attend the next meeting of the Committee on 14th March 2017. A list of further potential items was also presented for prioritisation by the Committee.

 

The Bryn Y Cae report would be presented to a later meeting when officers were in a position to provide more information.  

 

RESOLVED:                  The Committee noted the items to be considered at   its meeting on 14 March 2017 and the invitees to attend on that date.

 

76.

Implementation of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 pdf icon PDF 159 KB

Invitees:

Susan Cooper – Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing

Mark Wilkinson – Group Manager Learning Disability

Carmel Donovan – Group Manager Older People

Michelle King  - Integrated Community Services Manager  

Cllr P White - Cabinet Member Social Services and Early Help

 

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing presented a report on the progress made implementing the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 which came into force on the 6th April 2016.

 

The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 provided the legal framework for improving the wellbeing of people who needed care and support, and carers who needed support, and for transforming social services in Wales.

 

The Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing explained that even though Members had specifically requested a separate report on the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, each meeting was restricted to two reports and this was an opportunity to bring DOLS as part of this report.

 

 The Committee was advised that the Act strengthened Local Authorities’ duties so that when assessing an individual, the Local Authority had to consider not only the individual’s needs and the outcomes the person wished to achieve but also the strengths and capacity of the individual, their family and others who supported them. Irrespective of whether the individual had an eligible need, they would have access to information, advice and (where necessary) assistance as well as a range of preventative options and other opportunities in the community. There was better access to good information, advice and assistance to engage the citizen, with links to the resources available in the community to enable people to exercise their voice, choice and control and make informed decisions. There was a wide spectrum of proportionate community-based support which citizens who had needs could access without having to rely on a complex assessment and care package. There was more targeted help to assess individuals and families with significant and enduring needs, and to organise and secure the care and support they required. There had been an extensive training programme to upskill staff and to promote a new way of working.

 

The Act consisted of 11 parts and the report summarised the changes that had taken place in each part.

 

The Committee asked for the latest position regarding the Population Assessment and how the information would be used. The Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing explained that the assessment was complete and would be presented to Council in March. It was a huge, significant and detailed piece of work that was being pulled to together by Neath Port Talbot to produce an overarching report that could be used to inform commissioning intentions and the future direction.  Members referred to the higher rates of people being diagnosed with Dementia in Bridgend and asked for information to be included in the report for the Collaborative Scrutiny Committee planned for March to discuss Dementia.  Members also requested that a representative from the Health Service be invited to the Collaborative Scrutiny to assist members with their discussions.

 

The Committee asked for more information on the engagement plan and the engagement activity undertaken by Miller Research. The Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing explained that Miller Research were specialists in this field and had been commissioned by Neath Port Talbot  ...  view the full minutes text for item 76.

77.

Secure Estate pdf icon PDF 97 KB

Invitees:

Susan Cooper – Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing

Carmel Donovan – Group Manager Older People

Cllr P White – Cabinet Member Social Services and Early Help

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Corporate Director Social Services and Wellbeing presented a report updating the Committee on the Local Authority’s responsibilities in respect of the Secure Estate, following the implementation of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act in April 2016.

 

The Committee asked how long the temporary appointments to the senior social work practitioners position and the senior Occupational therapist position would last. The Group Manager- Older People explained that a pilot approach to implementation was originally agreed however there were delays recruiting some members of the team. It was important to evaluate the core business and now the full team was in place, a review would be undertaken, the skill mix required would be considered and posts made permanent once the review was completed. Staff at HMP Parc dealt with a number of people with learning difficulties and there were considerable start up costs for kit and equipment in the first six months.

 

The Group Manager- Older People confirmed that there was a youth wing within HMP Parc where young people could be kept separate from older prisoners.

 

The Committee asked how assessments were prioritised and how long the assessments took. The Group Manager- Older People explained that it had been a challenge to recruit an Occupational Therapist . A triage and prioritisation system was in place and progress was being made.

 

Members asked what was meant by “the needs of individuals being masked by the prison environment and support offered”.  The Group Manager- Older People explained that there was an established buddy system in place which meant that inmates undertook roles and jobs for rewards. As a result inmates helped others with their impairments and therefore it was not clear if this was essential or an inmate could manage without.

 

The Committee asked for more information re the funding of nurses. They were advised that the contract stated that G4S would provide health care for the inmates and the authority would be responsible for social service functions. They were in the process of trying to build new relations with G4S to create a new environment. Safeguarding remained a priority and there was an operational group which incorporated a safeguarding element.

 

Members noted that a few errors had been made in the list of equipment for HMP Parc.  

 

Conclusion

 

Members requested to add the Secure Estate to their Forward Work Programme to come back to Committee once the pilot had been completed after June 2017.  Members would like to receive further information on the outcomes of the pilot and further information on the staffing structure within the Secure Estate

     

78.

Urgent Items

To consider any items of business in respect of which notice has been given in accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

None

 

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