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Social Services Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 2.00 pm
December 11, 2025 Social Services Scrutiny Committee View on council websiteSummary
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Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
Decision summaries below are AI-generated from the council’s published record. Check the council source or the full decision page before relying on them.
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Progress report to monitor the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) policies
Recommendations Approved...to monitor the progress of the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) policies, the committee noted a report detailing the impact of reinstating means testing and introducing a discretionary top-up grant.
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Chairs Announcements
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Direct Payments Service Review
Recommendations Approved...to note the Direct Payments Service Review report and approve its recommendations for improvement, focusing on financial processes, workforce support, care planning, maximizing alternatives, family engagement, systems, processes, and stakeholder engagement.
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Declarations of Interest
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Minutes of Previous Meeting
Recommendations Approved...the minutes of the meeting held on 14th October 2025 were approved as an accurate record of proceedings, and the recommendations regarding the Western Bay Drugs Commission report were also approved.
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Domiciliary Care Service Update
Recommendations Approved...they noted the Domiciliary Care Service Update report and approved its recommendations regarding the review findings and planned work for both externally commissioned providers and the internal Domiciliary Care Community Wellbeing Team.
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Urgent Items
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Selection of items for future scrutiny
Recommendations Approved...to select items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme for future scrutiny, including a progress report on the implementation of new Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) policies, a Direct Payment Review, a Domiciliary Care Service Update, and the Quarter 2 2025/2026 Social Services Performance Monitoring Report.
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To Consider items from the Cabinet Forward Work Programme
Recommendations Approved
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