Purpose

To seek Cabinet approval for the arrangements
to increase capacity to manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
applications.

Decision

Cllr Dr Kate Usmar
sought approval for the arrangements to increase
capacity to manage Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
applications.
 
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
 
 

1.             
Approve the spend of up to £1,000,000
allocated to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) Service from the Improvement/Investment fund
(available from the ASC Transformation and Investment budget) to
manage the backlog of DoLS applications
and fund the proposed DoLS assessment
contract described in Recommendation 2 below;
 

2.             
Delegate authority to the Executive Director of
Adult Social Care, Wellbeing and Communities, in consultation with
the Cabinet Member for Adults’ Support and Independence
to:
 

·      
conduct a competitive procurement process in respect
of a contract for the supply of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
assessments. The proposed contract shall continue for an initial
period of 1 year and include an option to extend its term for a
further period of not more than 1 year.
 

·      
Award the above contract to the preferred tenderer;
and
 

·      
Determine whether to exercise the above option to
extend the term of contract for a further period of not more than 1
year on the expiry of the initial 1-year term.