Decision details

This report summarises the outcome of the consultation in relation to the proposed savings to the Supporting People Budget (Budget Proposal 48) and makes recommendations regarding the future allocation of the Prevention and Early Help Fund.

Cabinet received a report on the outcomes of the consultation on the proposed savings to the Supporting People budget, and the work of the Prevention and Early Help Cabinet Member Working Group and its recommendations in relation to the allocation of the Prevention and Early Help Fund.

It was moved and seconded that, in addition to the recommendations in the report, a further recommendation be added:

"d) To request officers to prepare an agreement with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the commissioning of domestic abuse and medium to high risk victim services, on the basis of the county council contributing £300,000 pa to those services for a minimum of three years; 2017/18 to 2019/20 from the £1.25m annual allocation under item b) above."

On being out to the vote, the additional recommendation was agreed, and it was therefore:

Resolved:

1. that the proposal  to cease the funding of the non-statutory Supporting People services as set out in the Report be approved

  ii.  (that an annual budgetary provision  from the Prevention and Early Help Fund of:

be approved

  iii.  that up to £1 million of the planned underspend from the 2016/17 Prevention and Early Help Fund budget during 2017/18 be utilised to facilitate:

  iv.  to request officers to prepare an agreement with the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for the commissioning of domestic abuse and medium to high risk victim services, on the basis of the county council contributing £300,000 pa to those services for a minimum of three years; 2017/18 to 2019/20 from the £1.25m annual allocation under item b) above.