Purpose

To seek approval of the
Co-produced draft All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy 2024-2029 for
Bracknell Forest as a basis for undertaking a public consultation
over a 12 week period to inform the identified priorities, final
strategy and local delivery plan

Decision

RESOLVED that
 

i.      
the draft All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy 2024-2029 is approved,
as the basis for public consultation over a period of 12 weeks.
 

ii.    
approval be delegated to the Executive Director: People in
consultation with the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health
and Housing and the Executive Member for Children, Young People and
Learning to endorse and sign off the consultation process.
 

iii.   
The Executive receives a revised draft of the strategy following
consideration of consultation feedback.

Reasons for the decision

i.      
The All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy will support the Council in
meeting their statutory responsibilities to carers and young carers
as determined under the Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act
2014.
 
ii.    
The All-Age Integrated Carers Strategy will support
us in achieving our key objectives as determined in the Council
Plan.

 
iii.   
The strategy will support a number of
Bracknell-Forest Place Health and Care Plan 2022-2025 priority
areas.

 
iv.   
Public consultation of the co-produced strategy will
ensure residents of Bracknell Forest have an opportunity to
understand the proposed partnership approach to supporting carers
and the associated priorities. Residents will be able to provide
feedback which will be taken into consideration when drafting the
final strategy for publication.

Alternative options considered

Understanding carers’ needs and
providing appropriate advice and support to carers
are statutory obligations under relevant
legislations. Therefore, it is essential we
identify and outline how we intend to support
carers in Bracknell Forest as a
partnership. For this reason, no other
alternatives were considered other than the
development of this strategy.