1.
The Committee is responsible for the Council’s communities,
public health and adult social care services with a view to
enabling all people to live fulfilling lives and to retain their
independence. When discharging its
functions the Committee shall recognise the necessity of promoting
choice and independence.
2.
The Committee’s responsibilities include:
·
promotion of the health and well-being of residents and others
·
determination of policies and making decisions in
relation to people aged 18 and over (some young people up to the
age of 25 may still be within Children’s services as care
leavers or with a Special Educational Needs and Disability) with
eligible social care needs and their carers including;
·
adult safeguarding, adult mental health, physical
health, older people and learning disabilities and lifelong
learning;
·
determination of policies and making decisions in
relation to Public Health in coordination with the Health and
Wellbeing Board and the Scrutiny Committee;
·
oversight of the Communities Strategy;
·
provision and commissioning of domestic violence
support services and quality assurance;
·
Prevent reporting and Channel Panel counter
terrorism oversight;
3.
Oversight, scrutiny, reviewing outcomes,
performance, budget monitoring and risk management of the
Directorates of Adult Social Care Operations; Commissioning and
Public Health including: Public Health, lifelong learning, health
improvement and intelligence, Adult social care and safeguarding,
Adult Mental Health and Learning Disability, Adult social care
operations, Care4CE and commissioning of support for adults and
children.
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