Agenda and decisions

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care - Tuesday, 19 September 2023 9.00 am

Venue: Room 3 - County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1 1ND. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Declarations of Interest Decision: Councillor Bearder noted that he was also a member of South Oxfordshire County Council but had no involvement in the contract agreement.
2.	Questions from County Councillors Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am two working days before the meeting, ask a question on any matter in respect of the Cabinet Member’s delegated powers. The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response. Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.
3.	Petitions and Public Address
4.	Equipment provision and installation PDF 229 KB View the background to item 4. View the decision for item 4. Forward Plan Ref: 2023/211 Contact: Ian Bottomley, Lead Commissioner – Age Well, ian.bottomley@oxfordshire.gov.uk Report by Corporate Director: Adult Social Care (CMDASC4). Statutory provision of equipment funded by the Council, ICB and NHS provider organisations. The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to approve the extension of the Integrated Community Equipment (ICE) and Telecare service for a further three years. Decision: Recommendations approved.
5.	Extension of Carer Support Service Contract with Action For Carers Oxfordshire PDF 372 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Forward Plan Ref: 2023/212 Contact: Ian Bottomley, Lead Commissioner – Age Well, ian.bottomley@oxfordshire.gov.uk Report by Corporate Director: Adult Social Care (CMDASC5). Statutory provision of support to unpaid carer - support contract. The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to a) Agree that the Carer Support Service contract is extended for two years from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2026. Scope for service improvements have been identified and Commissioners will work with the Provider to deliver these. b) Agree that there should be a further review of the scope, purpose and amounts that Oxfordshire County Council and BOB Integrated Care Board commits in Carers’ Personal Budgets as a separate exercise. Further recommendations will be reviewed in the Adult Social Care Directorate Leadership Team and Council and Integrated Care Board Joint Commissioning Executive and agreed for implementation from April 2024 in line with each organisation’s scheme of delegation. Additional documents: CMDASC230919R05 Annex 1 Option Analysis , item 5. PDF 70 KB Decision: Recommendations approved.
6.	Home Improvement Agency Contract for SODC/VWHDC PDF 244 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Forward Plan Ref: 2023/209 Contact: Ian Bottomley, Lead Commissioner – Age Well, ian.bottomley@oxfordshire.gov.uk Report by Corporate Director: Adult Social Care (CMDASC6). Provision of statutory service to implement Disabled Facilities Grant in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse DCs. The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to (a) Approve the contract award following the procurement of a new provider for the provision of Home Improvement Agency (HIA) service in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils. The service contract is between the Oxfordshire County Council (the council), South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) and Vale of White Horse District Council (VWHDC) (as joint purchasers) and the provider. (b) Note that the purchasing obligations and rights in the contract for the new provider of the Home Improvement Agency in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse will be novated over to SODC from the council on 01 October 2023 at which point the Grant Funding Agreement (partnership agreement) will cover the council’s contributions to fund the service. (c) Approve the council entering the funding and partnership agreement with SODC and VWHDC for the provision of HIA in those district council areas following novation of the service contract. Decision: Recommendations approved.
7.	Partnership agreement with CDC, Oxford City and WODC for provision of Home Improvement Agency PDF 236 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Forward Plan Ref: 2023/208 Contact: Ian Bottomley, Lead Commissioner – Age Well, ian.bottomley@oxfordshire.gov.uk Report by Corporate Director: Adult Social Care (CMDASC7). Statutory service to implement Disabled Facilities Grant in specified districts in Oxfordshire. The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to approve the individual funding partnership agreements with Oxfordshire County Council (the council) and Cherwell District Council (CDC), Oxford City Council (OCC) and West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) for the provision of Home Improvement Agency (HIA). Decision: Recommendations approved.