Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

County Councillor Lorraine Beavers replaced County Councillor Carl Crompton at this meeting.

 

County Councillor Bernard Dawson replaced County Councillor Miles Parkinson at this meeting.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests

Members are asked to consider any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests they may have to disclose to the meeting in relation to matters under consideration on the Agenda.

Minutes:

No pecuniary or non-pecuniary interests were disclosed.

3.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 10th September 2020 pdf icon PDF 309 KB

Minutes:

Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting held on 10th September 2020 be confirmed and signed by the Chair.

4.

Corporate Strategy Monitoring report - Quarters 2 and 3 2020/21 Performance Update pdf icon PDF 130 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

A report was presented by Donna Talbot – Head of Business Intelligence, on performance update for Quarters 2 and 3 2020/21.

 

Appendix 'A' provided the latest performance updates available against the agreed Corporate Strategy indicators.

 

Appendix 'B' provided further information relating to Adult and Children's services, more specifically relating to work and performance levels during the pandemic. A summary list of reports that had been presented to other Committees was also provided, giving a taste of the impact of Covid-19 on the work being undertaken across the authority and in relation to particular services and activity.

 

Appendix 'C' provided an overview of the Customer Access Service's role in supporting Lancashire County Council's response to the pandemic.

 

The Cabinet Committee noted the highlights of good performance, and those indicators performing below the desired level as detailed in the report.

 

The following officers attended the meeting and provided details and updates on their respective service areas:

 

·  Tony Pounder – Director of Adult Services

·  Dave Carr - Head of Service, Policy, Information and Commissioning (Start Well)

·  John Davies – Head of Service, Highways

·  Andy Walker – Head of Service, Business Growth

·  Terry White – Customer Service Manager

 

Specific areas were discussed as follows:

 

Adult Services – Tony Pounder – Director of Adult Services

 

Percentage of adults and older people whose desired safeguarding outcomes are fully met – at times, many care homes had been operating in isolation over the past 12 months which had been very challenging, with no visits from family members, county council staff or the Care Quality Commission. It was appreciated that, over the past year, people's experiences in this area had probably not been as good due to the Covid pandemic although it was hoped that things would return to a more focussed approach and that, going forward, improved performance  would be seen reaching the target of 70%.

 

Percentage of adults with learning disabilities in employment - contributing factors to not meeting this target included the internal deployment of staff and identifying elements of the council workforce with capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, a high number of adults with learning disabilities worked in the hospitality sector which had been greatly affected by the pandemic.

 

 

 

Reablement – performance in this area had been maintained which was very positive, despite challenges in relation to complexities of need.

 

Permanent admissions to residential and nursing care homes – these figures showed significant improvement for both the 18-64 and the 65+ age groups. Reasons included people's reluctance to place themselves or their relatives in residential care settings during the Covid pandemic and more investments into other community care services including Crisis Support and Roving Nights services. In addition, for the 65+ age group, performance had benefitted from 'Passport to Independence' practice improvements and focussed service challenge initiatives which were expected to continue to further improve performance. Figures in relation to these areas would be closely monitored.

 

Proportion of adults with learning disabilities who live in their own home – although the target  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Urgent Business

An item of Urgent Business may only be considered under this heading where, by reason of special circumstances to be recorded in the minutes, the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion that the item should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.  Wherever possible, the Chief Executive should be given advance warning of any Members' intention to raise a matter under this heading.

Minutes:

There were no items of Urgent Business.

6.

Date of Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement will be held at 2.00pm on Tuesday 20th April 2021.

Minutes:

The next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Performance Improvement would be held at 2.00pm on Tuesday 20th April 2021.