The Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report and business plan for the establishment of a Local Authority Trading Company as a vehicle to deliver a range of adult social care services currently provided in-house.
The report included a Business Plan which was an exempt document and not for publication for the reason that it contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of the Council (Paragraph 3, Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972).
Delegated decision:
That approval be given to the establishment of a Local Authority Trading Company as detailed in the report submitted.
Reasons for the decision:
The Council would continue to fulfil its duties to safeguard those who are most vulnerable whilst targeting the resources available to the Council from 2015/2016. The services would be developed into a new organisation wholly owned by the Council but separate to it. Customers and staff would transfer into the new organisation.
Other options considered and rejected:
To reject the recommendation. Savings would not be achieved and would have to be met elsewhere within the Council. Alternatively the options for closure and privatisation previously considered and dismissed by Cabinet on 1 October 2014 would need to be reconsidered.
(Councillor Connolly returned to Chair the remainder of the meeting at this point.)