To seek agreement to setting the 2022-23
Schools and Early Years Block Budgets and other associated
financial matters.
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Council Strategy and Community Cohesion
Decision published: 05/04/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
That the recommendations proposed for the 2022-23 budget by the Schools Forum in respect of:
a. the Schools Block and Central School Services Block budgets and funding arrangements, and
b. the Early Years Block budget and funding arrangements,
be approved.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Paul Clark
Decision Maker: Assistant Director: Chief Executive's Officer
Decision published: 22/02/2022
Effective from: 24/01/2022
Decision:
Contract with Objective Keystone Ltd to enable
Bracknell Forest Council to manage all online consultation activity
via one online consultation portal. Enable consultation via
surveys, documents, forums, polls, discussion boards. Provide an
integrated stakeholder database of all consultees and a reporting
tool for analysis of consultee data and consultation
comments.
Used extensively in Planning for statutory consultations as well as
council wide for surveys and consultations with residents and
internally with staff.
Waiver was sought due to issues around adoption of the Local
Plan.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Timothy Wheadon
Decision Maker: Executive Director: People
Decision published: 26/01/2022
Effective from: 26/01/2022
Decision:
To establish a Sanctuary Scheme to provide
homes with safety measures for victims of domestic abuse living in
their own home which includes dedicated domestic abuse support.
This is in line with the borough’s Domestic Abuse Safe
Accommodation Strategy 2021-2024
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alison O'Meara
To set out the invest-to-save business case
for a 20-bedroom new supported living accommodation at the
Bridgewell site. Supported Living enables people with a learning
disability and/or autism to live independently, whether in shared
accommodation or in their own home. By investing in good quality
home styled accommodation, the Council will continue to demonstrate
its commitment to ensuring that people are supported to be
independent, resilient, physically and emotionally
healthy.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 25/01/2022 - Executive
Decision published: 25/01/2022
Effective from: 02/02/2022
Decision:
RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing that they:
1. Approve funding of £0.095m as detailed in paragraph 5.22 for detailed design fees to take forward a proposal to build a new, bespoke facility with 20 self-contained units on the Bridgewell site to enable people with learning disabilities to live independently in shared accommodation, which is estimated to save around £0.975m in revenue costs over the first 5 years of operation.
2. Note the specific requirements in paragraphs 5.23 – 5.27 pertaining to the potential grant from Homes England and agree to further explore the Homes England grant requirements for Option B (Council to build and thereafter appoint the providers) or Option C (To appoint a Registered Provider to build and operate) with a view to improving the financial position modelled in the business case attached as Appendix 2.
3. Approve the timetable set out in paragraph 5.28.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rajesh Sinha
To seek approval of the procurement plan for the procurement of a reactive maintenance contractor to provide a 24-hour service for the temporary accommodation housing, compliance, void and reactive maintenance contract.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 25/01/2022 - Executive
Decision published: 25/01/2022
Effective from: 02/02/2022
Decision:
RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing that they:
1. The Procurement Plan for the appointment of a contractor to provide a Temporary Accommodation housing Compliance, void and reactive maintenance contract is approved.
2. To delegate the award of the contract to the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sarah Gee
To seek approval for an updated Homelessness
and Rough Sleeping Strategy, which sets out how the council will
work with partners to prevent and manage homelessness and eliminate
rough sleeping.
Decision Maker: Executive
Made at meeting: 25/01/2022 - Executive
Decision published: 25/01/2022
Effective from: 02/02/2022
Decision:
RECOMMENDED to the Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing that they:
1. approve the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2021-26 which has been finalised following stakeholder consultation
2. delegate the development of a detailed action plan to the Assistant Director of Early Help and Communities, working with partners in the new Homelessness Forum
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sarah Gee
To approve contract award decision for the Home Care Framework.
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing
Decision published: 19/01/2022
Effective from: 27/01/2022
Decision:
That the successful Home Care providers (details of the providers can be found in the Confidential Annex of this report) are appointed to the Home Care Flexible Framework for an initial period of 3 years, commencing 1st April 2022, with an option to extend for a further 3 years (1+1+1 or multiples thereof), with pricing also as detailed in the Confidential Annex. Individual packages of care will be “called off” the Framework in line with the terms and conditions.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Thom Wilson