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.