Issue - meetings

To consider reports of the Executive Councillors for Adult Social Care and Communities & Housing.

The attached Portfolio Performance and Resources Report (PPRR) for the Adult Social Care and Communities & Housing Portfolios provides an update on key activity during the first quarter of 20117, with a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priority outcomes through the Council’s investment programmes. It includes forecast performance data (where this is available) and projected financial data for the Portfolio, along with an update on the portfolio savings programme.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to:

·        Consider the first quarter Portfolio Performance and Resource Report;

·        Review the progress against delivering key projects, priority outcomes, targets and budgets for 2016/17;

·        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

The Corporate Directors for People and Place Management & Regeneration submitted a joint report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing the Portfolio Performance and Resources Report for the Adult Social Care and Communities & Housing Portfolios providing an update on key activity during the first quarter of 2017, with a summary of progress in delivering the portfolio priority outcomes through the Council’s investment programmes.  It also included forecast performance data and projected financial data for the Portfolios, along with an update on the portfolio savings programme.

The Executive Councillor for Adult Social Care (Councillor Wendy Wild) also attended the meeting to answer councillors’ questions.

Communities & Housing

·         It was reported that following a request from the Scrutiny Committee, changes had been made to the way in which the performance indicator data was presented to allow members to compare performance over time.  Members agreed that this method of visualising the data represented a significant improvement.

·         In response to a question relating to the data value of 0 for the level of market and intermediate housing delivered in neighbourhood management areas in 2015/16, it was stated that there were a number of developments for which legal agreements were in the process of being completed for which work on site would start soon and would contribute to the number of units achieved under this performance target.

·         A member commented that a number of residents had expressed concern in relation to the deep excavations taking place at the Cross Keys development in Cheadle Hulme of homes for affordable rent on behalf of Stockport Homes.   In response, it was stated that work on site was progressing as planned and that the deep excavations were part of the anticipated works necessary to connect the development to the wastewater system.

Adult Social Care

·         The Executive Councillor for Adult Social Care congratulated the joint Enhanced End of Life Care Support programme for winning the Successful Service Integration award at the Healthcare Transformation Awards.

·         It was reported that the summary of planned appropriations from reserves to support the revenue position for Adult Social Care totalled £3.502m and not the £4.252m stated within the report.

·         It was confirmed that the outcome of the review being undertaken by the Borough Treasurer in respect of the Council’s earmarked reserves and balances would be submitted to meetings of the scrutiny committees in the second quarter of 2016/17.

·         A discussion took place in relation to capacity within the residential care sector, particularly over the winter period and the ability of providers to continue to provide services at the price the Council was currently paying.

·         The Council continued to promote carers’ assessments as a means of signposting carers to support or services.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.