Issue - meetings

On 19 September 2017 members of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee agreed to set up an overview and scrutiny task group to review policy around the commissioning of home care in Brent. Cabinet are asked to note the contents of the report and the three recommendations which have been made by the task group.

It was RESOLVED:

10.1    That the contents of the report and the three recommendations made to the Cabinet, be noted.

Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, welcomed Councillor Ketan Sheth, Chair of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee, to the meeting.

In his introduction, Councillor Sheth thanked Coucnillor Hirani and Phil Porter for their contribution to the work of the task group.

Councillor Sheth stated that on 19 September 2017, members of the Community and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee agreed to set up an overview and scrutiny task group to review policy around the commissioning of home care in Brent.

He stated that the task group had a focus on four areas: resources, health and wellbeing outcomes, partnerships and relationships, and the quality of home care. Members of the task group engaged with a number of stakeholders as part of their review.

Councillor Sheth stated that the scope of the enquiry by the scrutiny task group was limited to its terms of reference as set out in the scoping paper and report. In essence, the purpose of the scrutiny task group was to develop recommendations for the Cabinet based on what the task group thinks are the important priorities for a future home care commissioning model, how the challenges can be addressed, and how the local authority’s existing policies might need to be updated. 

Councillor Muhammed Butt thanked Councillor Sheth for his introduction and work leading the task group. Councillor Butt thanked the other task group members - Cllr Pat Harrison and Cllr Jean Hossain.

It was RESOLVED:

10.1    That the contents of the report and the three recommendations made to the Cabinet, be noted.