Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for People.

The report provides a detailed overview of performance of Council services which fall within the remit of this Scrutiny Committee.

The information is provided in the form of the Quarter 1 2012/13 Portfolio Performance and Resources Report for the Health & Wellbeing Portfolio and the Adult Care Services Portfolio.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to:-

·         Review the current levels of performance;

·         Highlight key areas of, and responsibility for, taking forward corrective action to address any existing or forecast performance issues;

·         Identify how areas of strong performance and good practice can be shared in other services.

Officer contact: Katy Forde, 07527 387232, katy.forde@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted the Portfolio Performance and Resources Reports (copies of which had been circulated) for the first quarter of 2012/13 for the Adult Care Services and Health & Wellbeing Portfolios.

The Executive Councillor (Health & Wellbeing) attended the meeting to answer questions from councillors.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·        More information in future reports on care homes and their impact on health would be welcomed, particularly in light of the integration of the monitoring regimes of the NHS and the Council.

·        The increase in the rate of hospital readmission would suggest that post-discharge care may be inadequate in these case. There were concerns about the temporary closure of reablement services and the impact this may have on readmission rates.

·        The efforts to improve the transition from children to adult care services was welcomed. This work was a key issue for the People Directorate particularly overcoming the difficult funding arrangements and providing a seamless service.

·        The lack of data from the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust was disappointing.

·        It was intended to submit further details of the Public Health budget to the Scrutiny Committee as soon as these were available.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2)That the Service Director (Adult Social Care) be requested to circulate further information about the impact of the temporary suspension of the reablement service.

(3) That the Democratic Services Manager be requested to circulate information about Anchorpoint.

To consider a joint report of the Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform & Finance) and Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services)

Following the approval of Portfolio Performance and Resource Agreements and the re-configured Council Plan and Budget at the Executive on 9 July 2012, the report includes the first Corporate Performance and Resource Report for 2012/13. It is supported by the ten Portfolio Performance and Resource Reports (PPRRs) and summarises progress during the first quarter of the financial year in delivering the Council’s priorities, revenue budget and capital programme. It also highlights progress on implementing key strategic projects and managing corporate risks.

Where significant activity or decisions have been made since the end of the quarter, these have been included to ensure that the report remains timely. These will also be included within the comprehensive mid-year report.  

The PPRRs can be accessed via the Council’s website at:

http://democracy.stockport.gov.uk/mgIssueHistoryHome.aspx?IId=10678

The Executive is invited to;

a)     Review progress against delivering Council Plan priorities, portfolio outcomes and capital schemes alongside budget forecasts contained within the report.

b)     Approve the virements to the Revenue Budget set out in section 2.2 of the report

c)     Note the cash limit and non-cash limit forecast outturn positions for 2012/13 as set out in sections 2.3, 2.5 and 2.6 of the report;

d)     Note the Retained Schools Budget and Housing Revenue Account forecast outturn positions as set out in sections 2.7 and 2.8 of the report;

e)     Approve the contributions to/from reserves and balances as set out in section 2.9 of the report.

f)      Note the forecast outturn for the 2012/13 Capital Programme as set out in section 3.1 of the report

g)     Approve the changes to the Capital Programme as set out in paragraph 3.1.7

h)     Approve the resourcing of the Capital Programme as set out in section 3.4

i)       Identify key areas for further investigation and responsibility for taking forward corrective action to address any existing or forecast issues or risks.

Officer contact: Andrea Stewart/ Christine Buxton, 474 3243/ 4124, andrea.j.stewart@stockport.gov.uk / christine.buxton@stockport.gov.uk

A joint report of the Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform & Finance) and the Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider the first quarter position in delivering the Council’s priorities, revenue budget and capital programme for 2012/13 and highlighting progress on implementing key strategic projects and managing corporate risk.

The forecast at the end of the quarter was of a surplus of £2.9m for the revenue budget. There remained challenges being forecast for the Adult Care Services budget and investigations were continuing into Solutions SK finances. Overall performances trends remained positive with more than four out of five indicators set to improve or maintain performance.

RESOLVED – That

·         the virements to the Revenue Budget set out in section 2.2 of the report be approved;

·         the cash and non-cash limit forecast outturn positions for 2012/13 as set out in sections 2.3, 2.5 and 2.6 of the report be noted;

·         the Retained Schools Budget and Housing Revenue Account forecast outturn positions as set out in sections 2.7 and 2.8 of the report be noted;

·         the contributions to/from resources and balances as set out in section 2.9 of the report be approved;

·         the forecast outturn for the 2012/13 Capital Programme as set out in section 3.1 of the report be noted;

·         the changes to the capital programme as set out in paragraph 3.1.7 of the report be approved; and

·         the resourcing of the Capital Programme as set out in section 3.4 of the report be approved.