Issue - meetings

That the Committee approve the report and note the consultation response submitted from Flintshire, as shown at Appendix 1 of the report.

The Chief Officer (Social Services) introduced the report to enable the Committee to consider the White Paper; note the consultation response submitted from Flintshire; and approve the report.  He provided background information and gave a brief summary of the Council’s response to the consultation which was appended to the report.

                      The Commissioning Manager gave an overview of the Rebalancing Care and Support White Paper and the case for change.  She referred to the key considerations as detailed in the report and explained that the Council agreed that further change was required and that there was a need for commitment to resources and funding for new structures to create an impact at local level.  The Council also agreed that there was a need for major sustainable investment in social care from a revenue and capital perspective, and she commented on the inadequacy of the current funding model to address increasing demands on social care in the future.  The Commissioning Manager also commented that the White Paper needed to focus on ensuring that the workforce was paid fairly across the board.  The Commissioning Manager advised that there had not been a reply yet from the Welsh Government to the Councils’ response on the consultation document. 

Councillors Dave Mackie and Paul Cunningham expressed concerns around the proposals in the White Paper and emphasised the need for additional funding at a local level.

The recommendation in the report were moved by Councillor Paul Cunningham and seconded by Councillor Mike Lowe.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee approve the report and note the consultation response submitted from Flintshire, as shown at Appendix 1 of the report.