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Apologies To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: An apology for absence was received from Cllr Holloway. |
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Declarations of Interest To disclose any
pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interest as set out in the
adopted Code of Conduct. In making their disclosure councillors are asked to
state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose
to take as part of their declaration. If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting. Minutes: Cllr Alford declared an interest in item 7 – Adult Social Care Market Sustainability Plan. He said that there was no specific or pecuniary interest that applied at this current time, however he expected one to arise in the reasonably near future. |
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To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 28 June 2022. Minutes: Proposed by Cllr Batstone, seconded by Cllr Lugg. Decision: That the minutes of the meeting held on 28
June 2022 be confirmed and signed. |
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Public Participation PDF 84 KB Representatives of town
or parish councils and members of the public who live, work
or represent an organisation within the Dorset Council area are welcome to
submit up to two questions or two statements for each meeting.
Alternatively, you could submit one question and one statement for each
meeting. All submissions must be
emailed in full to george.dare@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
by 8.30am on Monday, 5 September. When submitting your
question(s) and/or statement(s) please note that: ·
no more than three minutes will be
allowed for any one question or statement to be asked/read ·
a question may include a short pre-amble
to set the context and this will be included within
the three minute period ·
please note that sub divided questions
count towards your total of two ·
when submitting a question please
indicate who the question is for (e.g. the name of the
committee or Portfolio Holder) ·
Include your name, address and
contact details. Only your name will be published but we may need your
other details to contact you about your question or statement in advance of the
meeting. ·
questions and statements received in line
with the council’s rules for public participation will be published as a supplement
to the agenda ·
all questions, statements and responses
will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting. Dorset
Council Constitution Procedure Rule 9 Additional documents: Minutes: The committee received a question from the member of the
public. The question and response are attached to these minutes. |
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Councillor Questions To receive
questions submitted by councillors. Councillors
can submit up to two valid questions at each meeting and sub divided questions
count towards this total. Questions and statements received will be published
as a supplement to the agenda and all questions, statements and responses will
be published in full within the minutes of the meeting. The
submissions must be emailed in full to george.dare@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
by 8.30am on Monday, 5 September. Dorset
Council Constitution –
Procedure Rule 13 Minutes: There were no questions from members. |
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Independent Review of Children's Services Social Care PDF 320 KB To receive a report by the Corporate Director for Care and Protection. Minutes: The Corporate Director for Commissioning and Partnerships
introduced the item. The report shared key findings of detailed work on a
national level. Some of the potential reforms could need significant funding
from the government. Some elements of the review would be well placed for
Dorset as there were changes that the council has already considered doing or
have already started. However, there were some significant challenges within
the report. The committee discussed the report, and the following
questions and comments were made:
The committee would be kept updated with the potential reforms
when the government has responded to the review and created an implementation
plan. The committee noted the report. |
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Adult Social Care Market Sustainability Plan PDF 148 KB To receive a report by the Commissioning Consultant. Additional documents:
Minutes: The Corporate Director for Commissioning introduced the
Market Sustainability Plan and outlined the timeline to submit the final
version of the plan. This plan was the market reform element of the wider adult
social care reforms. Dorset Council has received £1.2 million to work towards
market sustainability and further money was expected up to the year 2024-25. A
presentation was given during this item, and it was included in Appendix 1 of
this item on the agenda. Members were given the opportunity to raise questions
at various points throughout the presentation. Through questions and discussion, the following key points
were raised:
The committee agreed that: a)
The Market Sustainability Plan be recommended to
Cabinet for approval, subject to any comments and amendments. b)
There was an intention to return to the People
& Health Overview Committee with the finalised plan as part of the second
stage submission process. |
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Committee's Forward Plan and Cabinet's Forward Plan PDF 204 KB To consider the Committee's Forward Plan and that of the Cabinet. Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee considered its forward plan and that of the
Cabinet. The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills, and
Early Help offered to update the committee on family hubs, the virtual school,
and the Children’s Social Care Review at the meeting on 31 January 2023. The Adult Social Care Market Sustainability Plan would
return to the committee in January 2023. There was an additional meeting on 19 December 2022 to
review the Adult Commissioning Strategies for Care Dorset. |
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Urgent Items To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4)b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall be recorded in the minutes. Minutes: There were no urgent items. |
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Exempt Business To move the exclusion of the press and public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph 3 of schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered. Minutes: There was no exempt business. |