Agenda and minutes

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Reading

Contact: Richard Woodford - Committee Administrator  Email: richard.woodford@reading.gov.uk

Link: webcast of meeting

Items
No. Item

37.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 81 KB

Minutes of the meeting of the Adult Social Care, Children’s Services and Education Committee held on 14 February 2019.

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2019 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

38.

Minutes of Other Bodies pdf icon PDF 100 KB

Health and Wellbeing Board – 18 January 2019

Minutes:

The Minutes of the following meeting were submitted:

·         Health and Wellbeing Board – 18 January 2019

39.

Ombudsman Investigation pdf icon PDF 129 KB

A report giving notice of a completed investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman into a complaint about the quality of home care provided by the Council’s contractor to the complainant’s late mother-in-law, in particular that the carers failed to call 999 when the subject was ill.

Minutes:

The Director of Adult Social Care and Health Services and the Monitoring Officer submitted a report giving the Committee notice of a completed investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman into a complaint about the quality of home care that had been provided by the Council’s contractor to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39.

40.

Adult Social Care Performance pdf icon PDF 745 KB

A presentation providing the Committee with information on performance in Adult Social Care.

Minutes:

Seona Douglas, Director of Adult Social Care and Health Services, gave a presentation on performance in Adult Social Care.  The presentation covered a number of areas including how Adult Social Care was measured, the budget position, an analysis of expenditure in 2017/18, the number of people receiving Adult Social Care  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

41.

Shared Lives Expansion Update pdf icon PDF 388 KB

A report providing the Committee with an update on the expansion of the Shared Lives Scheme to support older people (65+), including a marketing plan and vision.

Minutes:

The Director of Adult Social Care and Health Services submitted a report providing the Committee with an update on the expansion of the Shared Lives Scheme to support older people (65+), including a marketing plan and vision.  The report was presented by Amelia Johnson, National Management Trainee.  A copy of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41.

42.

Fair Workload Commitment for Schools pdf icon PDF 113 KB

A report presenting the Committee with a Fair Workload Commitment for Schools.

Minutes:

Further to Minute 33 of the previous meeting the Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC), submitted a report on the Fair Workload Commitment for Schools.

The report stated that work had been carried out with schools and professional associations to establish a framework of guidance,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

43.

SEND Strategy pdf icon PDF 183 KB

Officers from Brighter Futures for Children to provide the Committee with a verbal update on the SEND Strategy.

Minutes:

Further to minute 16 of the meeting held on 4 October 2018, the Director of Children’s Services, Brighter Futures for Children, submitted a copy of the Council’s Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy 2017 to 2022 and Sonia Aluk, Service Manager, SEND and CYPD, Brighter Futures for Children  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.