Councillor Tony Murphy

...the AbleMe service would be ceased by 31 March 2026, with the Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning authorised to manage the consultation with affected staff and mitigate the impact of this cessation.

...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 support young people not in employment, education, or training, the committee authorised the Director of Children, Families and Education to begin a procurement process for a 3-year contract, with the option to extend for another year, to deliver a service that encourages, enables, and assists these young people to participate positively and access employment or further learning, and to award the contract to the most advantageous tender.

...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.