Decision details

This paper describes the implementation plan of the service offer proposals presented to Cabinet in February 2015. It includes a description of the current state of the services to be integrated and proposes a future service model to be delivered within a revised financial envelope. The paper outlines the service delivery model proposal, which will be subject to consultation.

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and compliance with Standing Order No 25 was impracticable as confirmation of the need for this report to be determined at the next Cabinet meeting was only given on the 29^th of October 2015.

Dr Sakthi Karunanthi, Director of Public Health, and Debbie Duffel, Head of Wellbeing, Prevention and Early Help Services, presented a report on the implementation of the proposals agreed by Full Council in February 2015. An Equality Analysis was presented at Appendix 'B' to the report.

The Committee was informed that the proposals represented a budget saving by 2017/18 of £7.4m on current spend, and would lead to the creation of a transformed and integrated wellbeing, prevention and early help service across Lancashire. The remodelled service would align existing core offers for Children's Centres, Young People's Provision, Prevention and Early Help and Lancashire's response to the Troubled Families Unit national programme. 

It was intended to deliver services from 56 Neighbourhood Centres distributed across the 34 service planning areas within the Corporate Strategy.  There would be at least one point of service within each of the service planning areas to meet the identified needs of children, young people and families in local neighbourhoods. It was confirmed that the service would be supplemented by outreach support.  It was also confirmed that the implementation of the service offer proposals would be subject to a significant consultation exercise which was welcomed by the Committee.

Resolved:   That the recommendation to Cabinet as set out in the report be noted, and that apart from the above-mentioned observations no additional comments or alternative suggestions be made.