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 Salford City Council - Record of Decision
(Cabinet)
 
I, Councillor Tracy Kelly,
Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained
within the City Council Constitution do hereby approve:
 

1.   
the creation of an inhouse service model that
enables the return of all services currently provided under
contract by Aspire for direct delivery by Salford City
Council.

2.   
the extension of the contract with Aspire for a
period of 10 months from 1st June 2025 to
31st March 2026 (which includes the costs of the
extension).

3.   
that the Executive Director Adult Social Care and
Health Partnerships, in consultation with the relevant Lead
Member(s), have authority to undertake all necessary actions to
enable the Council to directly deliver the services currently
provided by Aspire. .

4.   
that the City Solicitor be authorised to prepare all
requisite legal agreements and associated documents to give effect
to all the above approvals.

5.   
That the exemption under Schedule 12A Local
Government Act 1972 applied to the report of the Lead Member for
Adult Social Care and Health be lifted once staff at Aspire have
been notified of the executive decision confirmed at paragraph 1
above.
 
The
Reasons are:
To meet Salford City
Council’s strategic objectives relating to the direct
delivery of adult social care services in the city, for the benefit
of Salford people.
 
Options
considered and rejected were:

-      
Develop a Local Authority Trading Company
(LATCo)

-      
Procure from a third party
 
Assessment of Risk:
Low: Limited impact on the stated
objectives as reported.
 
The
source of funding is: Integrated Care Fund
 
Legal
Advice obtained:Yes
Shared Legal Services provided
the legal advice as set out in the report. Legal advice shared is
considered as part of the appraisal.
 
Financial Advice obtained: Yes
Financial assessment provided
within the report presented to cabinet. Financial information
considered as part of the appraisal.
 
Procurement Advice obtained: Yes
Procurement advice provided
within the report and considered as part of the appraisal of
options.
 
HR
Advice obtained: Yes
HR advice provided within the
report and considered as part of the appraisal of
options.
 
Climate
Change Advice obtained: Not applicable.
 
The
following documents have been used to assist the decision
process:
*Documents pertinent to the
decision making contain exempt and confidential information and
therefore not included in the decision notice*.
 
Contact
Officer: Lyndsey Daly
 
Telephone number: 0161 793 2202
 
(Please delete from the list
below any which are not relevant).
 
The appropriate scrutiny to
call-in the decision is the Health and Social Care Scrutiny
Committee
 
Signed:
Councillor Tracy Kelly  Dated: 24.04.25 .
Statutory Deputy City
Mayor
 
For
Democratic Services use only
This decision was published on
24.04.25.
This decision will come in
force at 4.00 p.m. on 01.05.25. unless it is called-in in
accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.