Purpose

To consider a report about how a new Supported Employment
Programme (“Ability Slough”) grant will help residents
with a disability access and/or remain in employment.  Ability Slough is funded from a Department of Work
and Pensions “Individual Placement and Support in Primary
Care” (IPSPC) grant until March 2025.

Decision

a) 
Accepted the
Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care grant from
Department of Work and Pensions. 
The total grant award is £4,585,252.31 (for the two financial
years of the grant, with delivery period July 2023 to March
2025).
 
b) 
Agreed to the delivery
of the Supported Employment Programme (Ability Slough) funded by
the Individual Placement and Support in Primary Care grant
(Department of Work and Pensions) as outlined in Appendix
1.
 
c) 
Delegated authority to
the Executive Director Children’s Services, in consultation
with the Executive Director Adult Services and the Lead Member
(Education and Children's Services), to procure a provider for
delivery of the programme and award a contract to the successful
bidder.
 
d) 
Accepted the
Individual Placement and Support (Substance Use) (IPSSU) grant from
the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) of
£805,834 for a delivery period of 1 April 2024 to 31 March
2026 across all six Berkshire local authorities. (Figures exclude
an uplift for 2025/26 to be advised by OHID
 
e) 
Agreed that Slough
Borough Council should be the lead authority for the IPSSU grant
and delegate authority to the Executive Director Children’s
Services, in consultation with the Lead Member (Education and
Children’s), to enter into an inter authority agreement with
the other Berkshire local authorities.