Health, Housing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee	27 March 2024
Report of the Head of Democratic Governance

Task and Finish Group Review into Home Care Commissioning

Summary

1. This report presents information in support of a proposed Task and Finish scrutiny review into Home Care Commissioning and asks Members to consider and endorse the proposed remit, objectives, and timeframe for the review’s completion. Full details of the proposal will be presented to Members at the meeting as Annex A.

Recommendations

2. The Committee is asked to:

i. Consider and endorse the proposed remit, objectives, and timeframe for a Task and Finish scrutiny review of Home Care Commissioning or suggest appropriate revisions.

Reason: To enable the Task and Finish Group to proceed with work on the review in line with scrutiny procedures.

Background

3. At the 30 January 2024 meeting of the Health, Housing and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, Members discussed Home Care Commissioning during consideration of finance and performance information relating to Adult Social Care as part of the 2023-24 Finance and Performance Monitor 3 report.

4. At the same meeting, during consideration of the Committee’s Work Plan, it was confirmed that a status update report on Home Care would be available for consideration at the May meeting of the Committee, and it was resolved to add this item to the Work Plan for that meeting.

5. Following this decision Councillor Danny Myers proposed a Task and Finish Group to review Home Care Commissioning, with a view to ensuring Members had a full understanding of the relevant background in advance of the Committee’s consideration of Home Care at the May meeting, and Members were invited to volunteer to join Councillor Myers in carrying out the review.

Aim

6. To review Home Care Commissioning in the City of York and make recommendations as identified in the Proposal Form at Annex A, to be tabled at the meeting.

Objectives

7. Full details of the proposed objectives of the review will be presented to Members in Annex A, to be tabled at the meeting.

Consultation and Methods

8. Full details of the proposed consultation and methods of the review will be presented to Members in Annex A, to be tabled at the meeting.

Timeframe

9. Full details of the proposed timeframe of the review will be presented to Members in Annex A, to be tabled at the meeting.

Options

10. The following options are available to Members:

i. Endorse the draft remit, objectives, and timeframe as proposed;

ii. Amend the draft remit, aim and/or objectives, or timeframe;

iii. Add any further objectives the Committee agrees are relevant.

Analysis

11. There is no analysis at this stage.

Council Plan

12. A review of this topic would support the One city for all, 2023 to 2027 Council Plan priority of a health generating city for children and adults.

Implications

13. There are no implications to be addressed at this stage in the process.  Any relevant implications will be identified by the Task & Finish Group during their review.

Risk Management

12.  Any identified risks associated with the findings from this review will be included in the draft final report arising from this review.

Contact Details

Author:	Chief Officer Responsible for the report:
James Parker Democracy Officer Democratic Services Tel No. 01904 553659	Bryn Roberts Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer
	Report Approved	√	Date	19 March 2024
Wards Affected: [List wards or tick box to indicate all]					All	√
For further information please contact the author of the report

Background Papers: None.

Annexes

Annex A: Task and Finish Group review into Home Care Commissioning: Proposal Form – to be presented to Members at the meeting.

List of Abbreviations Used in this Report: None.