This will be the Council’s statutory
social services committee.
To carry out those statutory and non-statutory
functions falling within its area of responsibility as set out
below, working within the budget and policy framework previously
approved by Council, except where such functions remain reserved to
the Council or have been delegated to any other Committee within
the Council’s Scheme of Delegation.
To recommend to Full Council new or changes in
previously approved policies.
To make joint arrangements or delegate
decision making to Strategic Directors. However, this does
not prevent that Committee from choosing to exercise the function
itself.
Areas of responsibility include:
·
Adoption and Fostering
·
Adult Social Care, support or health services provided by the Local
Authority
·
Adult Education
·
Assessment of need and commissioning services for vulnerable
adults
·
Careers Development
·
Carers’ Support
·
Charging for social care and support services
·
Children’s Centres
·
Commissioning preventative services for adults
·
Day Nurseries
·
Early Years
·
Educational Psychology
·
Family Support Services
·
Freedom Passes, Taxi cards and Blue badges
·
Joint commissioning of health and social care services
·
Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services for Children
·
Looked After Children/Leaving Care
·
Play Service
·
Primary and Secondary Education
·
Safeguarding Adults
·
School Catering
·
Wellbeing Services - (Services supporting physical and mental
wellbeing which are aimed at enabling people to achieve and
maintain good health, to keep independent and resilient, living in
their own homes and communities and promoting social
connectedness).
·
Young Carers
·
Youth Offending
·
Youth Services
Non-Councillor Representatives on
Committee
The representatives from the Anglican and
Roman Catholic Diocesan Boards will each have a seat on the People
Committee but may only participate and vote on education
matters.
