Adult Services Panel - Tuesday 11 November 2008

A meeting of the Adult Services Panel will be held in one of the Committee Rooms at the Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan at 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 11 November 2008.

The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:-

1 Apologies for absence:

2 Minutes: 16 September 2008

3 Urgent business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.

4 Exclusion of the Public (.pdf, 20Kb): The Panel is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information.

5 To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.

Open items

6 Support for carers (.pdf, 231Kb): Presentation and report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

7 Access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities (.pdf, 72Kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

8 Adult Services budget monitoring 2008/09 (.pdf, 157Kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

9 Home Care services update (.pdf, 52Kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed

10 Adult Services Service Plan 2008-09 to 2009-2010 (.pdf, 1122Kb): Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

11 Single Commissioning Agency – Joint Shadow Board (.pdf, 32Kb): Minutes - 28 August 2008 enclosed.

12 Questions by Members at panel meetings (if any).

Closed items

E1 Care Home Fees: Report of the Director of Adult Services enclosed.

E2 Quarterly reports: (a) Delegated decisions made by Chief Officers exceeding £250,000 or of strategic significance to the Council: There are none.

(b) Contracts signed with a value exceeding £150,000 enclosed: There are none.

(c) Exceptions to Standing Orders approved by the Service Director - Corporate Services: There are none.

(d) Decisions to accept other than the lowest tender: There are none.