Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Decisions old - Wednesday, 4 September 2013 11.30 am

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Items
No.	Item
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Share this item To receive any declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.
2.	PROCEDURAL MATTERS Share this item
2a	Members' Questions Share this item The deadline for Member’s questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (29 August 2013).
2b	Public Questions Share this item The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (28 August 2013).
2c	Petitions Share this item The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
3.	SOURCING AND ADMIN REVIEW: I.T. PLACEMENT PORTAL AND DELIVERING BEST VALUE TRAINING PROGRAMME INVEST TO SAVE BID PDF 78 KB Share this item View the background to item 3. View the decision for item 3. The Cabinet Member is asked to consider the report following Investment Panel approval of an Invest to Save investment bid to purchase and implement an I.T. placement portal solution and the development/delivery of a delivering best value training programme within Adult Social Care (ASC) Personal Care and Support (PCS) service. These developments will have a key role in facilitating change and improving relationships and value for money achieved from the care market in Surrey. Decision: 1. That the Invest to Save funding bid for an investment of £400,000 over a five year investment period be agreed, in order to progress to purchasing and implementation an I.T. placement portal solution to support frontline staff with new ways of working following the Sourcing and Admin Review changes, the need to maximise social capital and to achieve best value for money. 2. That the Invest to Save funding bid for an investment of £10,000 for the delivering best value training programme be agreed.
4.	EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC Share this item That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information under the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.
5.	SOURCING AND ADMIN REVIEW: STAFFING AND SYSTEMS INVEST TO SAVE BID Share this item View the reasons why item 5. is restricted View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. The Cabinet Member is asked to consider the report following an Invest to Save investment bid for a two year period for an additional staffing budget and IT/systems investment. Decision: 1. That the Invest to Save funding bid for an investment (details set out in the report) over a two year investment period be agreed, which will enable the launch of formal staff consultation in September 2013 on the proposed new structure. 2. That, within the two year investment period, detailed project work will be undertaken to implement new, more efficient and streamlined processes by introducing e-invoicing and Direct Payment (DP) cards. 3. That this investment will be repaid over a four year period commencing from April 2016. The full amount of Invest to Save investment would therefore be repaid in financial year 2019/20.
6.	APPROVAL OF INVEST TO SAVE FUNDING FOR CONTINUING HEALTH CARE Share this item View the reasons why item 6. is restricted View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. On the 27 August 2013, the Investment Board panel considered an application for Invest to Save funding for the Continuing Health Care Team. Decision: 1. That the advice from the Investment Panel be noted. 2. That the Invest to Save funding application be approved.