Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Corporate Directors for People and Place Management & Regeneration.

This is the Annual Portfolio Performance and Resource Report (PPRR) for the Independence and Wellbeing Portfolio, The report provides an update on key activity during the fourth and final quarter of the year, with a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priority outcomes through the Investing in Stockport programme and other key projects since the mid-year report. It includes out-turn performance and financial data for the Portfolio, along with an update on the portfolio savings programme.

Scrutiny Committee is invited to:

·         Consider the Annual Portfolio Performance and Resource Reports;   

·         Review the progress against delivering key projects, priority outcomes, targets and budgets during 2015/16;

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

·         Highlight any significant issues or changes to be fed back to the Executive alongside the Corporate Performance and Resource Report;

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

Officer contacts: Supporting Adults (Karen Kime/ Joyer Gibson on 474 3574/ 5875 or email: karen.kime@stockport.gov.uk/ joyer.gibson@stockport.gov.uk

Thriving Economy (Joe Conmee/ Michael Cullen on 474 5396/ 4631 or email: joseph.conmee@stockport.gov.uk/ michael.cullen@stockport.gov.uk

Representatives of the Corporate Director for Services to People and the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a joint report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the Annual Portfolio Performance and Resource Reports for the Supporting Adults and Thriving Economy Portfolios.  The report provided a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priorities, budgets and capital programmes during 2015/16, and included out-turn performance and financial data for the Portfolio. The report also included a progress report and updated risk assessment of the portfolio savings programmes.

The Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care (Councillor Wendy Wild) and the Executive Councillor for Communities & Housing (Councillor Sheila Baiiley) attended the meeting to answer Members’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

Supporting Adults

·         There remained outstanding issues to be resolved with regard to accommodation for the eight neighbourhood teams established under the Stockport Together programme.

·         With regard to the outsourcing of learning disability tenancies it was stated that any reprovision would seek to match what was currently in place and this would be closely monitored.

·         It was queried whether the Council sought to reuse equipment provided by the Equipment, Adaptions and Sensory Loss Service.  In response it was stated that any large pieces of equipment were reused.

·         In response to a question about the Council’s commitment to Borough Care, it was stated that the Council was seeking to invest in the renovation of the Borough Care estate.

·         The potential future use of earmarked reserves was raised.

Thriving Economy

·         It was stated that the Council’s contract with United Utilities to collect water charges had been operating well and remained beneficial for all parties.  It was reported that there had been a recent court case in relation to the third party collection of water charges and the Council was assessing the impact of this, although the circumstances of the case differed from the Council’s position.

·         The impact of changes to housing benefit payments upon the Housing Revenue Account was discussed and the mitigating effects provided by the Council’s policies to assist and support tenants.

RESOLVED - That the report be noted.