Issue - meetings

Report of Chief Executive (Copy herewith)

Cabinet agreed recommendation 1 but with the task of developing a draft commissioning framework such that it is refocused on promoting the use of grants as well as commissioning , and with an emphasis on developing a relationship through dialogue with local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) providers to shape services such that they meet both the Council’s and VCS organisations’ objectives;. 

Cabinet agreed recommendation 2 of the Overview and Scrutiny report, to manage the process of change to new or revised arrangements but to involve both grants and commissioning, acknowledging that this may need to be introduced in stages;

Cabinet agree recommendation 7 of the Overview and Scrutiny report, that in order to identify outcomes to be commissioned in a particular service area, the Council and the VCS should work together where appropriate to assess needs;

Cabinet agreed recommendations 3 to 6, 8 and 9 of the Overview and Scrutiny report.

Councillor Beardsworth commented on the importance of the report and spoke of her concerns that the Commissioning from the Voluntary and Community Sector be funded correctly and that a high amount of resources be provided.

Councillor Palethorpe, on behalf of the Portfolio Holder, explained that the report had been bought back form Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the work for which he thanked. He commented that funding needs and explained that those who were most in need would get the services they required.

The Chief Executive reported that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee had paved the foundations of the framework, which had focused on shared objectives. In developing the framework, there was strong demand to make it as democratic and transparent as possible with limited bureaucracy with a continued dialogue.

The Chairman thanked the officers and the work carried out by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. He stated that the key to success would be the reduction of bureaucracy to allow focus to be placed into the energy into providing a service.

Councillor Hadland commented that he hoped that the framework would reflect different sizes of the Voluntary and Community Sector and all of them would be listened to.

RESOLVED:

1.      That recommendation 1 of the Overview and Scrutiny report but with the task of developing a draft commissioning framework such that it is refocused on promoting the use of grants as well as commissioning, and with an emphasis on developing a relationship through dialogue with local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) providers to shape services such that they meet both the Council’s and VCS organisations’ objectives be agreed.

2.      That recommendation 2 of the Overview and Scrutiny report, to manage the process of change to new or revised arrangements but to involve both grants and commissioning, acknowledging that this may need to be introduced in stages be agreed.

3.      That recommendation 7 of the Overview and Scrutiny report, that in order to identify outcomes to be commissioned in a particular service area, the Council and the VCS should work together where appropriate to assess needs be agreed.

4.      That recommendations 3 to 6, 8 and 9 of the Overview and Scrutiny report be agreed.