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RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2026 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the focus on work to align and coordinate pathways and access points into children’s and adults’ social care.
RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the ongoing work to respond to the demand for timely and effective reviews in line with statutory requirements.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Responsible Individual’s assessment of In-House Regulated Services for Children’s Residential Care and supports the continued investment in trauma-informed and therapeutic training and practice to maintain quality and meet future demand; and (b) That the Committee recognises the achievements of the service and congratulates them on the outcomes secured by the in-house workforce in delivering high quality and effective care and support services.
RESOLVED: That the Committee recommends that Cabinet approves Ysgol Maesglas, Ysgol Cae’r Nant and Sealand Youth Centre to proceed to the procurement, design and construction stages of project development. The developments are subject to Welsh Government approval of the Capital Grant.
RESOLVED: (a) That Members have reviewed the variety of activities being undertaken by Social Services to comply with Welsh language legislation requirements; and (b) That Members have assessed the effectiveness of the Welsh language activity being undertaken and support future plans.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Council’s strategy to develop or acquire up to two properties per year for use as residential children’s homes until 2030; (b) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides the Chief Officer (Social Services) with delegated authority to make offers on up to two properties per year - up to a total value of £1 million - after consulting with the Cabinet Member for Social Services and the Corporate Manager (Capital Programme and Assets), and subject to the required gateway reviews in line with CD8 delegation powers; (c) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides delegated authority to the Chief Officer (Social Services) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Services to recruit the staff needed for each new residential home as it opens, ensuring the service is ready to operate without delay. This will be up to 12 members of staff (full time equivalent) for each provision. Any proposed recruitment will require endorsement by a corporate recruitment panel to provide oversight and governance; and (d) That the Committee acknowledges the progress made in Flintshire to prepare for the removal of profit from children’s care, strengthen sufficiency, improve outcomes and ensure public funds are reinvested directly into services.
On agenda item 8, Councillor Fran Lister declared a personal interest as a governor of Ysgol Cae’r Nant.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2026 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 12 February 2026 be approved as a correct record.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
The Overview & Scrutiny Facilitator presented a report (agenda item 5) to consider the Committee’s Forward Work Programme, together with progress on actions from previous meetings. The Chief Officer (Social Services) advised that the final report from Care Inspectorate Wales on the follow-up inspection of Adult Services would be scheduled later in the year. He also suggested that consideration of his Annual Report in June would provide an opportunity to populate the Forward Work Programme. On Action Tracking, the Facilitator would close the action relating to rota visits and liaise with the Democratic Services Manager on the outstanding request related to budget monitoring. On that basis, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme be noted; (b) That the Facilitator, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and (c) That the Committee notes the progress made in completing the outstanding actions.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the focus on work to align and coordinate pathways and access points into children’s and adults’ social care.
The Senior Manager (Children’s Services) presented a report (agenda item 6) to seek support for proposals to strengthen the co-ordination and alignment of customer response between our client access points in Single Point of Access (Adults), First Contact (Children) and Early Years. During the debate, it was suggested that Councillor Gladys Healey’s concerns about allocating accommodation for older people be referred to Housing colleagues. The recommendation in the report was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the focus on work to align and coordinate pathways and access points into children’s and adults’ social care.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the ongoing work to respond to the demand for timely and effective reviews in line with statutory requirements.
The Service Manager for Older People presented a report (agenda item 7) on the local authority’s reviewing process and the approach to meeting the volume of reviews required as demand and service provision increases. An update was also given on progress with Section 117 reviews completed by the Mental Health Social Worker Team. During discussion, the Senior Manager agreed to share a separate response on the current waiting time for a Section 117 review. The recommendation in the report was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee supports the ongoing work to respond to the demand for timely and effective reviews in line with statutory requirements.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Responsible Individual’s assessment of In-House Regulated Services for Children’s Residential Care and supports the continued investment in trauma-informed and therapeutic training and practice to maintain quality and meet future demand; and (b) That the Committee recognises the achievements of the service and congratulates them on the outcomes secured by the in-house workforce in delivering high quality and effective care and support services.
The Senior Manager (Children’s Services) presented a report (agenda item 8) to share the assessment of the Responsible Individual for Children’s Residential Care in relation to the quality and impact of in-house provided domiciliary and residential care services. During discussion, the second recommendation was re-worded to reflect Members’ positive comments. On being put to the vote, this was carried. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Responsible Individual’s assessment of In-House Regulated Services for Children’s Residential Care and supports the continued investment in trauma-informed and therapeutic training and practice to maintain quality and meet future demand; and (b) That the Committee recognises the achievements of the service and congratulates them on the outcomes secured by the in-house workforce in delivering high quality and effective care and support services.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee recommends that Cabinet approves Ysgol Maesglas, Ysgol Cae’r Nant and Sealand Youth Centre to proceed to the procurement, design and construction stages of project development. The developments are subject to Welsh Government approval of the Capital Grant.
The Chief Officer (Social Services) presented the report (agenda item 9) to seek support for the three sites identified for capital expansion projects under the Welsh Government Childcare and Early Years Capital Programme. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee recommends that Cabinet approves Ysgol Maesglas, Ysgol Cae’r Nant and Sealand Youth Centre to proceed to the procurement, design and construction stages of project development. The developments are subject to Welsh Government approval of the Capital Grant.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That Members have reviewed the variety of activities being undertaken by Social Services to comply with Welsh language legislation requirements; and (b) That Members have assessed the effectiveness of the Welsh language activity being undertaken and support future plans.
The Senior Manager (Safeguarding and Commissioning) presented the report (agenda item 10) on Welsh language legislation which specifically impacts on Social Services in Wales, detailing activities and undertaken by the Council in addition to the challenges and ongoing areas for development. Following feedback, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That Members have reviewed the variety of activities being undertaken by Social Services to comply with Welsh language legislation requirements; and (b) That Members have assessed the effectiveness of the Welsh language activity being undertaken and support future plans.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Council’s strategy to develop or acquire up to two properties per year for use as residential children’s homes until 2030; (b) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides the Chief Officer (Social Services) with delegated authority to make offers on up to two properties per year - up to a total value of £1 million - after consulting with the Cabinet Member for Social Services and the Corporate Manager (Capital Programme and Assets), and subject to the required gateway reviews in line with CD8 delegation powers; (c) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides delegated authority to the Chief Officer (Social Services) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Services to recruit the staff needed for each new residential home as it opens, ensuring the service is ready to operate without delay. This will be up to 12 members of staff (full time equivalent) for each provision. Any proposed recruitment will require endorsement by a corporate recruitment panel to provide oversight and governance; and (d) That the Committee acknowledges the progress made in Flintshire to prepare for the removal of profit from children’s care, strengthen sufficiency, improve outcomes and ensure public funds are reinvested directly into services.
The Senior Manager (Children’s Services) presented the report (agenda item 11) to seek support for a programme of work to respond to legislation to remove profit from the care of looked after children, which was being driven nationally through the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025. Following discussion, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the Council’s strategy to develop or acquire up to two properties per year for use as residential children’s homes until 2030; (b) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides the Chief Officer (Social Services) with delegated authority to make offers on up to two properties per year - up to a total value of £1 million - after consulting with the Cabinet Member for Social Services and the Corporate Manager (Capital Programme and Assets), and subject to the required gateway reviews in line with CD8 delegation powers; (c) That the Committee recommends that Cabinet provides delegated authority to the Chief Officer (Social Services) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Services to recruit the staff needed for each new residential home as it opens, ensuring the service is ready to operate without delay. This will be up to 12 members of staff (full time equivalent) for each provision. Any proposed recruitment will require endorsement by a corporate recruitment panel to provide oversight and governance; and (d) That the Committee acknowledges the progress made in Flintshire to prepare for the removal of profit from children’s care, strengthen sufficiency, improve outcomes and ensure public funds are reinvested directly into services.
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