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Items
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1. |
Apologies
To receive apologies for absence.
Minutes:
Apologies received from Cllr
Carol Robinson, Cllr Josie Ewing and Cllr David Thomas, apologies
for lateness were received from Cllr Amanda Jenner.
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2. |
Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interest from
Members.
Minutes:
There were no declarations of
interest by members relating to items to be considered at the
meeting.
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3. |
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:
The
Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips
which a Member had been given in relation to the meeting in
accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure
2011.
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4. |
Minutes from Previous Meetings  PDF 146 KB
To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of
the previous meeting held as follows as a correct record:
(i)
20/09/2024
(ii)
25/10/2024
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The minutes from the previous
meeting held on the 20th September 2024 were accepted by
all Committee members present as an accurate and true
account.
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Issues Raised by the Committee:
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Responses Received:
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Requested an update on a
previous action regarding the accuracy of data in the Corporate
Safeguarding Board Report.
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The Director of Social Services
and Wellbeing had provided a written response to this prior to the
meeting and presented a verbal update during the meeting to provide
assurance that the data was correct.
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It was noted that the Chair and
Vice Chair of the Health & Care Scrutiny Committee had received
invitations to sit on the Corporate Safeguarding Board.
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Clarification was sought
regarding whether the Joint Inspection Child Protection Action Plan
had been brought to the committee.
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The Head of Children’s
Services gave assurance that the report would be presented to the
committee in the new year.
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Why had VAWDASV training in
schools dropped?
What actions and mitigations
were being taken around this?
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The Director of Social Services
& Wellbeing answered that training and compliance in schools
would be looked at by the Corporate Safeguarding Board in December
2024.
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4.2
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MINUTES 25th OCTOBER 2024
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The minutes from the previous
meetings held on the 25th October 2024 were accepted by
all Committee members present as an accurate and true
account.
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Issues Raised by the Committee:
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Responses Received:
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Update requested regarding an
action taken to gather more information on the arrangements between
Powys County Council and Powys Teaching Health Board (PTHB).
Including the financial arrangements and the number of people who
had gone on to fall following intervention of the Falls Prevention
Service.
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The Head of Adult’s
Services answered that a meeting was planned with PTHB around
gathering data and the request for monthly report. Information
planned to be presented to the committee in the new
year.
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An update around WICCIS was
requested.
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The Director of Social Services
and Wellbeing answered that an update would be brought to formal
scrutiny as soon as possible.
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5. |
Quarter 2 Revenue Forecast as at 30th September 2024 PDF 420 KB
The Quarter 2 Revenue Forecast as at 30th
September 2024 and Appendix D for information purposes.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Background:
- Presented by the Director of Social
Services and Wellbeing for information.
- The two Heads of Service were
present and could present detail regarding the rectification plans
they were leading.
- This report had gone through Cabinet
& Finance Panel and would be going through full council as a
virement request.
- The report was written by the
Director of Social Services, which outlined in the detail the
budget forecast position for Quarter 2 for social services.
- The Head of Children’s
Services provided an overview of the position for Children’s
Services.
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Issues Raised by the Committee:
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Responses Received:
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Committee requested further
details around the statement of overspend on debt financing in
Appendix B, including causes for overspend and the projections for
the next financial year.
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The Interim Head of Finance
answered that a more comprehensive update in the next treasury
report would be available and would be presented to the Governance
& Audit Committee.
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An explanation was requested
around how it was decided that the service had £1.647m of
pressures held at risk.
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The Director of Social Services
and Wellbeing answered that if a risk had materialised then it
would be on the on the FRM. If it was anticipated but not
materialised, then it would be a pressure held at risk.
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Part of the pressure on the
budget was down to the success of the service in releasing people
from the service. Could more data around this be presented to the
committee?
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The Head of Adults Services
answered that 9 new providers had come onto the dynamic purchasing
system, delivering 1500 more hours of domiciliary care this
year.
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The committee requested
assurance that planned savings would be delivered.
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The Director Social Services
and Wellbeing answered that 68% of savings had been delivered, and
work was ongoing to understand how the remaining savings could be
achieved.
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Regarding ‘on the
croft’; How much detriment was caused to residents who were
unable to access care?
Could the authority work with
PTHB to offer support?
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The Head of Adult’s
Services answered that some residents were held in the bridging
service and could access interim beds within care homes.
The service received 10 more
referrals from the hospital discharge team per month this year.
Work with colleagues in PTHB was ongoing to provide Step-Down beds
in Glan Irfon and Cottage View.
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Was there an acuity measure in
the CROFT system?
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It was explained that no, the
CROFT was a holding place to demonstrate what packages were needed
and providers could bid for packages.
Looking to develop this as part
of the reablement service.
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How many clients are leaving
the service each month?
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The figure could not be
provided.
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The Interim Head of Finance
explained the budget process.
It was for all services to
identify risks to be added to the risk budget. Generally, the risk
budget amounts to a sizeable figure, most of which does not
materialise. Last year there was little on the risk register that
materialised.
The Finance Manager worked with
the service to provide detail ...
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6. |
Work Programme
To note the scrutiny forward work
programme.
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Date
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Agenda
items – Subject to change
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Notes
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29.11.2024
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1.
Day Opportunities
2.
Powys Owned Care Homes
3.
Q2 Revenue Forecast as at
30th September 2024
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1.
Delayed
2.
Delayed
3. On
Schedule
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20.05.2024
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1.
Monthly
Performance Reports Adults and Children’s
Services
2.
Proposed modelled
UASC placements. Confidential
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1.
Available on Teams Channel
2. On
Schedule
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23/01/2025
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1.
Budget Scrutiny Adult Services
2.
Budget Scrutiny Children’s
Services
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1.
On Schedule
2.
On Schedule
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Minutes:
An error was noted on the FWP: The second
meeting date listed in the forward work programme should read the
12th of December 2024.
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