Agenda, decisions and minutes

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2016, and to authorise the Chairman to sign them.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2016 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

The minutes of the meeting held on 12 July 2016 were agreed as a correct record and were signed by the Chairman.

The Leader, after consultation with Cabinet:

1.      Authorised in principle the establishment of the Active Homecare Framework detailed in the body of the report for the placement of packages of homecare in Havering to take effect on the expiry of the current arrangements

2.      Delegated authority to the Director of Adult Services to take all necessary steps to set up the Dynamic Purchasing System to be known as the “Active Care Framework” in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the Regulations) and the Council’s Contract Standing Orders (CSO), including but not limited to: agreeing a specification for the service, approval of and dismissal of providers, approval of contract terms, setting quality requirements and considering any necessary Equality Impact Assessment and implementing any changes required by it.

3       Delegated authority to the Director of Adult Services to agree any amendments in accordance with the Regulations and CSO to the Dynamic Purchasing System for the duration of the term including any termination of the arrangements.

Councillor Wendy Brice-Thompson, Cabinet member for Adult Services and Health, introduced the report

Cabinet was reminded that the current homecare framework contract would expire on 27 January 2017.  This framework had failed to deliver the required capacity.  There were a number of reasons for this which included providers being  ...  view the full minutes text for item 66.

Cabinet:

Noted and approved the contents of the Business Intelligence Strategy and appendices to the report (which included an Action Plan).

Councillor Clarence Barrett, Cabinet member for Financial Management, introduced the report

Cabinet was informed that with a growing and changing population, including an increasing older population and rising numbers of vulnerable children living in Havering coupled with rising expectations, improving the Council’s collation and use of business intelligence was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 67.

Cabinet:

1.         Noted the final 2015/16 Treasury Position set out in this report and

2.         Noted the prudential and treasury indicators in this report

3.         Resolved to refer the report to Council

Councillor Clarence Barrett, Cabinet member for Financial Management, introduced the report

Members were informed that the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s Treasury Management Code (CIPFA’s TM Code) required that Authorities report on the performance of the treasury management function to full Council at least twice yearly (mid-year and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 68.

Cabinet:

1.            Agreed the Government’s offer of a four year financial settlement covering the period from 2016/17 to 2019/20 be accepted in order to provide greater financial certainty over the coming period.

2.            Agreed to continue to lobby the Government for a fairer funding settlement which better reflected the needs of its residents

3.            Agreed to take the opportunity to continue to stress to Government the iniquity of the grant formula.

4.            Delegated to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the approval of a four year efficiency plan for the purpose of accepting the offer.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Leader of the Council, introduced the report

Members were informed that the purpose of the report was to consider the Government’s offer of a four year financial settlement covering the period to 2019/20.  The Council’s budget strategy (including the 2016/17 financial settlement) was approved by Council  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69.

Cabinet:

1          Reviewed the levels of performance set out in Appendix 1 to the report and the corrective action that was being taken;

2          Approved the proposed changes to the performance targets set in relation to seven of the Corporate Performance Indicators and the proposed change to the tolerance level for one Corporate Performance Indicator;

3          Noted the work being undertaken to inform a more “outcomes focused” approach to performance indicators and performance monitoring for 2017/18 and

4          Noted the content of the Demand Pressures Dashboard attached as Appendix 2 to the report.

Councillor Clarence Barrett, Cabinet member for Financial Management, introduced the report

Members were reminded that the Corporate performance Report (CPR) provided an overview of the Council’s performance for each of its strategic goals (Clean, Safe and Proud).  The report highlighted areas of strong performance and areas for improvement.  The report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 70.