Issue - meetings

(a)       That the development of the project to date and the responses to questions from the Member Workshop be noted; and

(b)       That the Committee support the continuation with the SARTH project and contribution to development costs, subject to budget approval.

The Director of Community Services provided an update on the development of a Single Access Route To Housing (SARTH) across the North East Wales sub-region and sought Members’ views on progressing to the next stages of the project following the workshop held in July 2012 on a Joint Register, Joint Policy and Joint Advice and Options.

The Supporting People Manager said it was important to note that Flintshire had not yet agreed to sign up to the scheme and that the aim of the report was to seek support from the Committee on proceeding to the next stages of the project.

In response to questions by Councillor A.M. Halford, the Supporting People Manager said that there would not be any additional costs other than those outlined and that savings would be made as a result of the initiative.  She added that there would be no long-term development costs and that the one-off initial development cost of £394,000 would need to be made as part of the partnership.  It had been estimated that Flintshire would need to pay around £23,000 for 2013/14.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the development of the project to date and the responses to questions from the Member Workshop be noted; and

(b)       That the Committee support the continuation with the SARTH project and contribution to development costs, subject to budget approval.