Councillor Tony Murphy

...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.

...the Wirral Youth Justice Service's Strategic Plan for 2025-26, which outlines the service's strategy, priorities, and plans for preventing offending and re-offending by young people, was endorsed and recommended for approval by the Council.

...to enable the development of a new 3G football pitch at Claremount School, Leasowe, the committee recommended accepting a grant offer from the Football Foundation and authorized the necessary legal and tendering actions.

...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.

...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.