Cabinet:

1.       Noted and considered all of the comments and results of the formal consultation on the draft Adult Social Care & Support Planning policy.

2.       Noted the changes made to the policy in response to the comments and views expressed during consultation.

3.       In accordance with part 3, Section 2.1 (d) of the Constitution to determine the Council’s policy in relation to all Executive matters, approved the Adult Social Care and Support Planning policy, which has been amended to take account of the comments and views expressed during consultation.

4.       Noted in response to issues raised in the consultation that Adult Services will prepare plans to re-draft the Easy Read version of the policy (in further consultation with local people with a learning disability) to make it more accessible, and to develop other ways of making the policy more accessible to people with sensory disabilities.

The Cabinet Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health presented the report to Cabinet.  The draft policy on Social Care and Support Planning was drafted earlier in the year.  This has now been developed to clarify and organise best practice in accordance with the council’s existing duties under the care Act, 2014.  It is designed to provide staff, partner agencies and those people in need of adult social care and support a definitive and helpful summary of the Care Act outlining the council’s duties and responsibilities.

The report detailed the outcome of the public consultation and recommends that Cabinet approve the policy in accordance with that process.

Cabinet:

1.         Noted and considered all of the comments and results of the formal consultation on the draft Adult Social Care & Support Planning policy.

2.         Noted the changes made to the policy in response to the comments and views expressed during consultation.

3.         In accordance with part 3, Section 2.1 (d) of the Constitution to determine the Council’s policy in relation to all Executive matters, approved the Adult Social Care and Support Planning policy, which has been amended to take account of the comments and views expressed during consultation.

4.         Noted in response to issues raised in the consultation that Adult Services will prepare plans to re-draft the Easy Read version of the policy (in further consultation with local people with a learning disability) to make it more accessible, and to develop other ways of making the policy more accessible to people with sensory disabilities.