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11.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Strategic Director for Adult Care and Wellbeing which sought
endorsement of an Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee
Statement.

 

 

11.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:
 
1. Agree the Adult Health and Care Policy
Committee Climate Statement attached at Appendix 1.
2. Note that dedicated adult climate focused
workshops will take place during 2024 with social care providers,
voluntary sector, and partners to agree a long-term social care
action plan to realise our climate ambitions. The resultant action
plan will be brought to a future Committee for approval.
3. Note the intention to seek a partnership
with academia to consider the adult social care contribution to
climate action.
4. Note the intention of the Strategic
Director to embed within our contract monitoring processes an
assurance that all providers have effective business continuity
arrangements to respond to impacts of climate change and have plans
to support our climate ambitions.
5. Requests that the Strategic Director of
Adult Care and Wellbeing provides an update every six months to
Committee on delivery of the Statement.

 

 

11.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

11.3.1
 
 
 
 
11.3.2
 
 
 
11.3.3

It is
important that the response to the Annual Climate Progress Report
is open and transparent in setting out the challenges which the
local authority faces in making progress and clarifies future
expectations on the part we all have to play in addressing climate
change.

 
An
endorsed Adult Climate Statement gives the public assurance that
the Committee is delivering upon its commitment towards Climate
Change and Net Zero.

 
Asking
for the six-monthly updates provides public accountability and
transparency of our progress in delivery.

 

 

11.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

11.4.1
 
 

Not providing committee climate statements.
This would not provide the assurances to Committee and the Council
that Climate Change and a commitment to Net Zero are being
progressed by Adults Services.