Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Education introduced the report which detailed progress to bring into being the sub-regional sensory service and for ratification of the decision to move to a partnership delivery model.

Sensory impairment services were small and highly specialised in many authorities so working together would enable greater resilience and efficiency though enhanced scale.  It would also enable service users to benefit through a greater range of specialist staff being available to support children and young people and their families and carers.  Following a series of exploratory meetings with representations from the six North Wales Local Authorities, officers from Wrexham, Denbighshire and Flintshire proceeded to scope a service to cover North East Wales.  A full business case had been developed and was available on the website.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the positive actions taken to enhance the service available to children and young people with a sensory loss across the counties of Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire be recognised; and

(b)       That the decision to move to a sub-regional service be ratified.