Councillor Ewan Tomeny

...approved increases to the weekly charges for technology enabled care, the per-journey charge for adult transport, and the per-session and full-day charges for day services, all effective from 1 April 2026.

...authorised the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning to commence a formal consultation on options for the future delivery model of the Council's Day service provision and to bring back recommendations based on that consultation.

...to re-commission the Healthy Child Programme (0-19 years, up to 25 years for young people with SEND) for a five-year contract commencing on 1st February 2027, and to undertake a formal assessment to determine whether to award the contract to the incumbent provider or proceed with a competitive commissioning process.

... to authorise the Director of Public Health to re-commission a Community Substance Misuse Service for a five-year contract, assess the incumbent provider against specific criteria, and determine whether to award the contract to the incumbent or proceed with an alternative commissioning process.

...to address the Council's financial circumstances, the committee agreed to plan for the cessation of the AbleMe Service by March 31, 2026, and authorized the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning to begin consulting with potentially redundant staff, with a final decision to be made in January 2026.