Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee supports the Local Commissioning Plan 2016-18 for the Support People Programme Grant; and

(b)       That the Committee supports the spend plan for 2016-17.

The Customer Support Manager  presented a report on the Supporting People Local Commissioning Plan 2016-18.  She provided background information and referred to the strategic priorities.  She also reported on the key considerations as detailed in the report and advised that the programme had been subject to significant reductions in the last three years but that the grant had been protected in 2016/17.  The Customer Support Manager advised that it was proposed to move ahead with planned reductions to services that are not deemed a priority to fund and that any savings would be used to provide short term support emerging pressures as a result of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 and Social Services & Well Being (Wales) Act 2014.

Councillor Alison Halford commented on the identified gap in provision for males fleeing domestic abuse across the North Wales region.  The Customer Support Manager explained that whilst the majority of cases of domestic abuse reported were concerning females there was an increasing number of male cases occurring and the nearest refuge centre was based in Monmouthshire. 

Councillor Paul Shotton wished to thank the Supporting People Team for their hard work and support in assisting two vulnerable people who had approached him.

Following a suggestion from Councillor George Hardcastle, the Committee asked the Chief Officer (Community & Enterprise) and Councillor  Helen Brown to thank the team who had worked tirelessly to resolve a case in Sealand.

RESOLVED:

 (a)      That the Committee supports the Local Commissioning Plan 2016-18 for the Support People Programme Grant; and

(b)       That the Committee supports the spend plan for 2016-17.