Councillor Phil Gilchrist

Redesign of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Service

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 16th September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 16, 2025

...to recommend to the Policy and Resources Committee a £0.316 million virement from the Strategic Holding Account Contingency to Adult Social Care for the 2025/26 financial year to fund the redesign of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Team and Supervisory Body function, and to note that the proposed restructure would cost £758,000 per annum in future years.

Recommendations Approved

Commencement of a Consultation on the discretionary element of the Minimum Income Guarantee rates

From: Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 16th September 2025 6.00 p.m. - September 16, 2025

...to seek feedback on a proposed reduction of the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) through a six-week consultation running from September 22nd to November 2nd, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Section 75 Agreement – Better Care Fund 2025/26

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 15th July 2025 6.00 p.m. - July 15, 2025

This report requests Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee to approve the mandatory Section 75 pooled fund arrangement for 2025/26, between the Wirral Integrated Care Board (ICB) and the Council and give delegated authority to the Director of Law and Corporate Services in consultation with the Director of Care and Health to sign off the agreement.

Recommendations Approved

The grant funded Cheshire and Merseyside In-patient Detox Consortium: new competitive procurement exercise

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 10th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 10, 2025

This has been a very successful project with a national profile, however following the introduction of the NHS Provider Selection Regime (PSR) and a subsequent evaluation of the existing commissioning arrangements by Wirral Council Procurement and Legal colleagues, it is now recommended that a competitive procurement exercise to establish a new framework be completed to move Inpatient Detox (IPD) service providers onto a more robust commissioning regime. IPD services are commissioned by Wirral on behalf of the 9 Cheshire and Merseyside boroughs.

Recommendations Approved

Heswall Day Service Asset

From: Adults Social Care and Public Health Committee - Tuesday, 10th June 2025 6.00 p.m. - June 10, 2025

Recommendations Approved