Issue - meetings

Appendix 1 to this report contains exempt information as described in paragraph 6 (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority)) and paragraph 9 (Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services) of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, enacted by the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985.  This is applied in this case because, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or in the nature of the proceedings, if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in the Schedule.

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to note the outcome of the consultation process, the proposed implementation plan with a transitional phase between current and future model, including arrangements made to support current providers through this transition;

(ii)          to approve the implementation of the future model for day care / day activity;

(iii)         to approve the funding for current providers during the transitional phase, and Make the direction as attached at appendix 3; and

(iv)         to instruct the Chief Officer to issue the direction to ACC to procure the service provided by Livingwell Café until 31st March 2021; and

(v)          to instruct the Chief Officer to proceed with the implementation of the new model,

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which presented a proposal on future delivery of Commissioned Day Care and Day Activity.

The Lead Commissioner advised Members on the consultation that had been undertaken to develop the proposed model and sought to assure Members that processes would be put in place to support current providers throughout any transitional period.

Members commented on the closure of the James Tyrell Centre and indicated the positive contributions they had made to day care should be acknowledged and recorded.

The report recommended :-

that the Board -

(a)          note the outcome of the consultation process, the proposed implementation plan with a transitional phase between current and future model, including arrangements made to support current providers through this transition;

(b)          approve the implementation of the future model for day care / day activity;

(c)          approve the funding for current providers during the transitional phase, and make the direction as attached at appendix 3;

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer to issue the direction to ACC to procure the service provided by Livingwell Café until 31st March 2021; and

(e)          instruct the Chief Officer to proceed with the implementation of the new model.

The Board resolved :-

to approve the recommendations.