Agenda

To approve the minutes of the meeting on November 13^th 2012, and discuss any matters arising.

Laura Price will address the committee regarding the proposed rise in fees for Day Opportunities in Oxfordshire, and in particular for the Elms Centre in Witney.

10:05

Councillor Arash Fatemian, Cabinet Member for Adult Services, will introduce  the report on the recent consultation on the Day Opportunities and Transport Strategy.

The committee are invited to:

·        Consider the feedback

·        Discuss the proposals and provide guidance on any changes

·        Comment on possible ways forward.

10:50

The Chairmen of the Adult Services Scrutiny Committee and Health Overview Scrutiny Committee will give a verbal briefing to the committee on their recent meeting with the Care Quality Commission.

11:00

The Director of Social and Community Services will update the committee on recent developments in Adult Services at the local and national level.

11:40

It is RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded for the duration of item 8 (since it is likely that if they were present during that item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified below in relation to that item and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information on the grounds set out in that item.

THE REPORT RELATING TO THE EXEMPT ITEM HAS NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS STRICTLY PRIVATE TO MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE IT.

The information in this case is exempt in that it falls within the following prescribed categories:

3. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

and it is considered that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, in that otherwise commercially sensitive information would be disclosed to the detriment of the companies involved.

John Jackson will introduce the paper outlining progress in the negotiations towards the project agreement for the Oxfordshire Care Partnership. Stephen McHale, County Procurement Manager, and Christian Smith, Contracts Solicitor, will be present to provide further technical detail as required.

12:30