Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Adult Social Services outlining proposals for the implementation of a change programme, which includes the introduction of a new information management system.

Appendix 2 to this report is designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

The Director of Adult Social Services, the Interim Director of Children’s Services and the Director of Resources submitted a joint report outlining proposals for the implementation of new social care business solutions, which were aimed at radically improving the access, assessment, commissioning, provision, management and monitoring of Social Care in Leeds.

Following consideration of appendix 2 to the report, designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3) which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That approval be given to incur expenditure as detailed within exempt appendix 2, in order to develop the existing information systems (ESCR) and implement the associated business changes required to support the service improvement and transformational plans in Social Care, as outlined within the submitted report.

(b)  That the staffing resource costs to produce further reports and associated business cases for Executive Board approval in respect of the development and implementation of replacement business solutions to meet ongoing and future demands be approved.

(c)  That Board Members’ views be sought in relation to the areas that those future reports referred to in recommendation (b) above should focus upon. 

(Under the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 16.5, Councillor A Carter required it to be recorded that he abstained from voting on this matter).