Councillors Bibby, M Brown, Cameron, Gilmour, Glen, Harte, Henry, Hood, M MacLaren, McCartin, McEwan, McGee, I McMillan and J Sharkey.

Councillor I McMillan, Convener, presided.

P Macleod, Director of Children's Services; A McMillan, Head of Resources (Children's Services); I Beattie, Acting Head of Adult Services (Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership); and K Graham, Head of Corporate Governance, D Forbes, Finance Manager and E Currie, Senior Committee Services Officer (all Finance & Resources).

There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.

There was submitted a joint revenue budget monitoring report by the Directors of Finance & Resources and Children’s Services for Social Work for the period 1 April 2015 to 8 January 2016.

DECIDED:

(a) That the budget position be noted; and

(b) That it be noted that there had been net budget realignments of £64,600 processed since the last report primarily related to the realignment of Advice Works budgets partially offset by transfers to the corporate landlord and the transfer of Business Support staff to Finance & Resources.

There was submitted a capital budget monitoring report by the Director of Finance & Resources for Social Work for the period 1 April 2015 to 8 January 2016.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.

Under reference to item 3 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 19 January 2016 there was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to the work being undertaken to prepare for the practical implementation of the integrated working arrangements to ensure that the new Integration Joint Board (IJB) was appropriately organised and mobilised to effectively assume responsibility for delivering health and adult social care across Renfrewshire.

The report provided information on the development and approval of the IJB’s Strategic Plan which would set out the arrangements for carrying out the delegated functions; the programme of work to support health and adult social care integration; the financial governance and assurance arrangements for the IJB; the issuing of Directions to the Council and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde (NHSGGC) for their respective delegated functions as set out in Renfrewshire’s Integration Scheme; the Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership Workforce Plan; and the work being undertaken to develop a performance framework and balanced scorecard to take into account the requirement to reflect locality working arrangements.

DECIDED:

(a) That it be noted that the Council’s response to the formal consultation on the Strategic Plan had been approved at the meeting of the Leadership Board held on 17 February 2016;



(b) That the work being undertaken to develop the Strategic Plan, taking account of consultation feedback, be noted and that the final Strategic Plan would be submitted to the meeting of the IJB to be held on 18 March 2016 for approval;

(c) That the progress being achieved to enable local implementation of integrated health and adult social care services, in terms of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014, be noted. All prescribed functions must be delegated from the parent organisations to the IJB by 1 April 2016;

(d) That the current status and planned action in relation to the development of sound financial governance arrangements for the IJB and confirmation of the 2016/17 budgets for delegated functions by 1 April 2016 be noted;

(e) That it be noted that a joint Health and Adult Social Care Workforce Plan, developed by the Council and NHSGGC would be submitted to the meeting of the Leadership Board to be held on 29 March 2016 for consideration and approval; and

(f) That it be noted that the IJB would develop and agree its 2016/17 performance framework by 27 June 2016 in line with the commitment within the Integration Scheme to have this in place within one year of being legally constituted.

Under reference to item 9 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 3 March 2015 there was submitted a report by the Chief Officer, Renfrewshire Health & Social Care Partnership relative to an application received for funding for 2015/16 under Section 10 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

The report intimated that the Section 10 budget for 2015/16 was £30,150. At meetings of the Social Work, Health & Well-being Policy Board held on 3 March and 5 May 2015 a total of £28,050 had been awarded to 10 organisations. It was proposed that funding amounting to £2,100 be awarded to Barnardo’s Paisley Threads as detailed in the appendix to the report.

DECIDED: That an award of £2,100 be made to Barnardo’s Paisley Threads.


VALEDICTORY

The Convener referred to Anne McMillan’s imminent early retirement from the Council and paid tribute to her service to the Council. On behalf of the Board he thanked her for her contribution to the development of social work services in Renfrewshire and wished her a long and happy early retirement. Councillor M Brown, on behalf of the SNP group, also paid tribute. Councillor McCartin and Councillor J Sharkey also paid tribute.

The Convener advised that this was the last meeting of this Policy Board and thanked the members for their attendance and input at meetings. He also thanked members of staff in the social work service for their assistance and advice during his term of Convenership.

Councillor M Brown, on behalf of the SNP Group, paid tribute to the Convener for his chairmanship of the meetings. Councillor McCartin also paid tribute to the Convener.