• Decision details
  • Decision details

    Decision Maker: Cabinet

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

    Is Key decision?: No

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Decisions:

    As required by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, the Group Director, Community & Children’s Services presented Members with his draft report in respect of ‘The Director of Social Services Annual Report’, prior to its content being made available for public consultation.

     

    The Group Director provided Members with a brief overview of the report which sets out how the Council's Social Services performed last year, highlighting the direction and priorities set for the year ahead.   Members were advised that the report had also been presented to the Health & Wellbeing and Children & Young People scrutiny Committee for consideration at their recent meetings, with no material changes to the report coming forward.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Adult Community Services & Welsh Language thanked the Group Director for his report and spoke of the ongoing work being delivered within the service for the benefit of both adults and children, although added that there would always be opportunities for further improvement.  The Cabinet Member referenced the positive works being taken forward with the Cwm Taf Social Services and Wellbeing Partnership Board.

     

    The Cabinet Member for Children and Young people shared her concerns in respect of the access of provisions for children to which the Group Director agreed with and spoke of the need to invest further in the young people of the County Borough to try to prevent problems from escalating in later life.  Members spoke of recent discussions with Welsh Government Ministers in respect of the advocating of a transformation fund for Children, similar to the transformation fund for Health & Social Services.

     

    Following further discussions the Leader placed on record his thanks again to the staff within the service for their commitment to delivering services during the inclement weather, earlier in the year, where staff Members had gone above and beyond for the benefit of the Council’s residents.

     

    It was RESOLVED:

     

     

    1.    To note the draft Rhondda Cynon Taf Director of Social Services Annual Report (as attached as Appendix 1 of the report).

    Dispensation to Speak:

    N/A

    Publication date: 17/07/2018

    Date of decision: 17/07/2018

    Decided at meeting: 17/07/2018 - Cabinet

    Date comes into force if not called in: 24/07/2018

    Call-in deadline date: 23/07/2018

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