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Carers Services Recommission and Carers Strategy

Meeting: 06/10/2021 - Children and Families Committee (Item 19)

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To approve the draft carers strategy and the recommissioning of the All Age Carers Hub contract.

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Minutes:

The committee considered the report which provided details of the journey so far for carers services in Cheshire East, the initial results of consultation and engagement, and the plans for further engagement and consultation for the Carers Strategy.

 

RESOLVED –

 

That the Children and Families Committee:

 

  1. Approve the draft carers strategy as outlined in Appendix 2 for the basis of consultation.
  2. Following consultation of the strategy, note that the final version of the All Age Carers Strategy will be presented for approval to the Adults and Health Committee, and Children and Families Committee.
  3. Approve the recommission of the All Age Carers Hub contract which ends in December 2022, with Cheshire West and Chester Local Authority, and Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
  4. Delegates authority to the Director of Commissioning to award the jointly commissioned All Age Carers Hub contract.