Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Service Director (Adult Social Care).

The report details a proposal to reallocate Adult Social Care capital resources to support the work of a local arts and health charitable organisation to deliver a borough-wide service in Market Place.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on the report.

Officer contact: Henrietta Achampong on 474 4406 or email: henrietta.achampong@stockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration submitted a report of the Service Director (Adult Social Care) (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to reallocate Adult Social Care capital resources to support the work of Arts for Recovery in the Community (Arc) (a local arts and health charitable organisation) to deliver a boroughwide service in the Market Place (Castle Yard).

The report detailed the history behind the current proposals which included a previous report being submitted to the Scrutiny Committee in March 2013 relating to the use of Adult Social Care Capital Resources as match funding for a bid to the Heritage Enterprise Programme for the acquisition of a market place property to enable the accommodation of Arc and Pure Radio.

The Executive Councillor for Economic Development & Regeneration (Councillor Patrick McAuley) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.