Agenda and minutes

The Sub Committee considered:

(1)       whether Members of the press and public should be excluded from the meeting of the Sub Committee during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it was likely that, in view of the nature of the business to be considered, exempt information would be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972; and

 

(2)     whether the disclosure of information was in the public interest, whether any relevant exemptions were applicable and whether, when applying the public interest test and exemptions, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed that in disclosing the information.

RESOLVED: That as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information, members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business in accordance with Sub-Section 4 of Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 because it is likely that, in view of the nature of the business, exempt information will be disclosed, being information defined in Section 100 (1) and paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

            The Sub Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director, Health and Community which sought approval of the award of contracts for the domiciliary and personal care services within the Borough.

 

            It was noted that the report had been considered at the Executive Board Sub Committee meeting on 18^th December 2008, however, the meeting had been adjourned to allow Members time to give full consideration to the final report.

 

            Members requested that performance reports be submitted to the Healthy Halton Policy and Performance Board (PPB) on an annual basis.

 

            RESOLVED: That

 

(1)      the Strategic Director Health and Community be authorised to award the 3 year contract (with an option to extend for a further 1 year), in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Social Care;

(2)     the Strategic Director Health and Community, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Health and Social Care, be authorised to extend the existing Domiciliary and Personal Care contracts to 27th April 2009; and

 

(3)       that annual reports be submitted to the Healthy Halton PPB on performance against the contract.       

MINUTES ISSUED: 24 December 2008

CALL IN: 6 January 2009

Any matter decided by the Executive Board Sub Committee may be called in no later than 6^th January 2009