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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive declarations of interest from Members. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Disclosure of Party Whips To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that, under Section 78, Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: There were no disclosures of party whips. |
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To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the last meeting as a correct record. Minutes: Documents: · Minutes of the last meeting – 29 November 2019
Discussion: · Data regarding abandoned calls to Assist was awaited but expected shortly
Outcome: · The Chair was authorised to sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 29 November 2019 |
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Corporate Safeguarding Group PDF 512 KB To consider the report of the Corporate Director, Children and Adults. Minutes: Documents: · Report of the Corporate Director, Childrens and Adults
Discussion: · A report would be presented to the Committee every 6 months to update Members on work being undertaken · Members were reminded that this was a corporate update and was intended to raise the profile of themes across the county · A member questioned whether County Lines was considered and was advised that it was, but there had been no major activity within the period and therefore had not been included in the report · A further question regarding home education was raised and discussed. Detail would need to be provided by the Portfolio Holder for Education and an invitation could be extended to him to attend a future Committee. · It was suggested that the Health Board may have a register of children who were home educated but there was currently no requirement to register. The issue may have been discussed at Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee and enquiries would be made whether this was the case. · Further questions regarding training for Governors would also be for the Portfolio Holder for Education to respond to
Outcomes: · The Portfolio Holder for Education would be invited to a future meeting |
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To receive an analysis of occupancy at Glan Irfon. Minutes: Documents: · Analysis of Glan Irfon Occupancy – December 2019
Discussion: · A regular update would be provided to Committee on occupancy at Glan Irfon · Glan Irfon was an Intermediate Care Facility to provide reablement with the vast majority of clients being stepped down from hospital · Occupancy had dropped in July 2019 at the time of the handover to the Shaw Healthcare Trust · Since Shaw has taken over there has been a review of the needs of the service and recommendations have been made. This included a review of both the building and equipment to ensure the facility is fit for purpose. · The most recent data shows that Glan Irfon has full occupancy · The challenge is to ensure a flow through of clients and that care is available for those clients to return home · Winter pressures funding has been received and shared with the Health Board. The Health Board have used this funding to increase the therapy input at Glan Irfon. · Members have previously asked whether end of life care or palliative care can be provided at Glan Irfon. Palliative care is provided but not end of life care although if a client becomes end of life during their stay, then they will continue to receive care. End of life care requires access to nursing provision which can be challenging to provide. A recent development has provided end of life care at Llandrindod Hospital. · Discussions are ongoing with Brynhyfryd Residential Home, the GPs, Shaw and the Health Board regarding provision at Glan Irfon. · The Committee noted that some clients had exceeded the expected maximum length of stay and were concerned that they may become institutionalised. It was recognised that it only takes two weeks to become institutionalised and every effort is made to ensure that clients can return home. Proactive reablement is provided. · Members asked if it was intended to repeat the model in other areas and if such facilities could be used to improve delayed transfers of care or increase respite provision. The Head of Commissioning indicated that Glan Irfon would not be appropriate for respite care. However, one respite care bed has been allocated in each residential home and further beds were being block booked in new, private homes. It was suggested that respite could be a topic for future scrutiny. Credu are working on a project which is looking at innovative solutions to provide bespoke respite care. · It was suggested that reablement was the responsibility of the Health Board, but this changed under the Community Care Act. The Social Services and Wellbeing Act clearly sets out that the Authority and the Health Board have a joint role in supporting people to live independently. Rehabilitation would be the responsibility of the Health Board but reablement is a lower level of rehabilitation which can be provided by domiciliary carers who have had additional training. · Arranging home care is not the only challenge to the service. Demographics is also an issue with increasing demand for more acute services. Although there are fewer ... view the full minutes text for item 6. |
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Appointment to Joint Scrutiny Working Group To appoint one member to the joint Scrutiny Working Group which meets to consider corporate projects. Minutes: County Councillor Roger Williams was appointed to the Joint Scrutiny Working Group. |
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To note the scrutiny forward work programme. Minutes: Documents: · Forward work programme for 2020
Discussion: · A recent newspaper article indicated that £14M was needed to upgrade community hospitals in Montgomeryshire · It was acknowledged that this was a question for the Health Board and that consideration could be given to asking the Chief Executive of the Health Board to attend a future meeting
Outcomes: · The work programme was noted
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Exempt Item The Monitoring Officer has determined that category 3 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following items. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information.
Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.
Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under category 3 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
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Children's Services Placements and Accommodation To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder. Minutes: Documents: · Report of the Portfolio Holder for Young People and Culture
Discussion: · An overview of work currently being undertaken was presented to Members · Current demand for placements exceeds supply · A number of proposals were outlined for Members which would meet the needs of Children Looked After · The proposals would lead to greater capacity for the Authority in line with the Sufficient Supply of High-Quality Care Placements Strategy
Outcomes: · The Committee commended the report and endorsed the contents and direction of travel for Children’s Services Placements and Accommodation
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Early Help Hubs To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder. Minutes: Documents: · Report of the Portfolio Holder for Young People and Culture
Discussion: · Members noted the award of capital funding to create a Flying Start Childcare, multi agency office space and a training contact room in Brecon · The Committee was briefed on the options available and the preferred option to take the project forward · Members suggested that Flying Start be a topic at a Member Development session
Outcomes: · The Committee supported the preferred option, Option 3
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Child Exploitation To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder. Minutes: This item was withdrawn. |