Decision details

Cllr Carole Allaway Martin, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning, sought agreement to extend the council’s Health and Social Care Advocacy Services Contract.

Having considered all of the information, including known proposals, alternative options and reasons for recommendations, Cabinet noted the report and,

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director Adults Social Care:

1)    To exercise an option, under the council’s Independent Health and Social Care Advocacy Service for Adults contract with POhWER, to extend its term by 2 years from 1^st August 2020 until 31st July 2022;

2)    To extend the term of such contract by 2 further months expiring 30^th September 2022 for the purpose of aligning it to the council’s  financial monitoring quarter year, and to provide further time in which to embed the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) before the re-commissioning of a new service in 2022;

3)    In consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning, to amend the service specification of such contract upon implementation of LPS (described in the main body of this report) in order to ensure that the council is able to comply with its new statutory duties under the LPS.

4)    In consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Commissioning, to amend the service specification of such contract upon implementation of LPS (described in the main body of this report) in order to ensure that the council is able to comply with its new statutory duties under the LPS.