On 25 April 2023, Cabinet:-
(i) Agreed the early intervention and
prevention approach is the direction of travel for the Council and applies
across the whole organisation (see section 3.15 and 3.29 of the report);
(ii) Approved the establishment of a new
Directorate for Early Intervention & Prevention: City Help and Support (see
section 3.13 to 3.16 and section 4 of the report and Appendix 1 to the report);
(iii) Granted delegated authority to the Chief
Executive, the Strategic Director of Adult Social Care, the HR Director and the
Director of Council Management to approve the new structures for the
Directorate;
(iv) Approved the utilisation of £14.7m to
support the transition and transformation of the in-scope services (see section
9 of the report and Appendix 1);
(v) Delegated authority to Strategic Director
of Adult Social Care, the Assistant Director of Corporate Procurement, in
conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources, and the City
Solicitor to approve any procurement strategies and subsequent contract award
decisions required to support the implementation of the recommendations within
the report;
(vi) Approved the implementation of the Homes
and Money Advice service blueprint in full, leveraging the learning and insight
from the pilot (see section 3.24 of the report and Appendix 3);
(vii) Approved the Shard End Delivery Plan, which
outlines how we will be deploying the Place Based Approach across the city in
line with delivering EI&P outcomes (see section 3.25 of the report and
Appendix 4);
(viii) Noted the alignment of the EI&P approach
with the emerging development of the Corporate Landlord approach, which will be
a key enabler of EI&P, and the wider Place Based Approach;
(ix) Noted the IAG vision and approach, which will
facilitate a more effective self service model to provide high quality,
consistent services that support resilience and independence (see section 3.26
of the report and Appendix 5).
THE
DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON TUESDAY 2 MAY 2023.