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There is no summary of this meeting yet. Summaries are written once the council publishes the minutes, which are its official record of what a meeting decided. They usually appear a few weeks after the meeting.
Councillor B Davies declared an interest as her daughter is a social worker.
The minutes of the previous meeting held 25th March 2025 were held as a true and accurate record.
The Head of Adult Services presented the report and the Cabinet Member for Social Services provided further information. Members questioned the Officer and Cabinet Member on the content of the report – to access a full recording of the comments made please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel, and to the meeting name and date. Democratic meetings / Cyfarfodydd democrataidd. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee recommended developing the action table to: • highlight aspirations and; • improve the effectiveness of measuring progress. • The Committee recommended including the development of employment offers for service users in the Strategy’s actions. • The Committee recommended that the Strategy be reviewed to include how it works in tandem with other Council strategies, plans and partnerships to improve service delivery. • The Committee recommended highlighting the importance of service user feedback in shaping the Strategy. • The Committee highlighted the importance of Members promoting services and provision to ensure that those who would benefit are able to access them. The Committee recommended that this could be explored in a training session or seminar for Members to build shareable knowledge. • The Committee recommended that there was further emphasis on assistive technology in the Strategy. • The Committee requested a 6-month update on how the recommendations have been implemented and the Strategy’s progress. They requested that this be an information report. • The Committee were content with the Strategy.
a. Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor updated the Committee that a training session on the curriculum updates has been scheduled. b. Forward Work Programme The Scrutiny Advisor advised the Committee of the Forward Work Programme for the coming year and requested for any amendments or additions to be made. The Committee noted their contentment with the current Forward Work Programme and agreed to add items when necessary as the year progresses. The Scrutiny Advisor noted the date of the next meeting as the 8th July 2025. c. Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Adviser noted that all outcomes were up to date.
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