Decision details

To seek approval for the outcome of the review.

73/2008 The Cabinet agreed with the strategic principle, outlined at paragraph 4.1 of the report, of a jointly commissioned, co-located and integrated assessment and information service.
74/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the initiation of a detailed delivery plan for phase two, as set out in paragraph 4.6 of the report.
75/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of specific work streams to resolve a number of issues crucial to implementation, as set out in paragraph 4.6 of the report
76/2008 The Cabinet agreed to an early report on the solutions to future accurate collection and monitoring of data, referred to in paragraph 3.2.2 of the report.
77/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of specific training to support the children with a disability workforce to be able to respond appropriately to children's needs in regard to safeguarding and child protection, as set out in paragraph 3.2.4 of the report.
78/2008 The Cabinet agreed to an urgent review of physical resources by the Medway Primary Care Trust, Medway Council and the Medway NHS Trust to ensure suitability to meet future needs, as set out in paragraph 3.2.6 of the report.
79/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a review of Respite provision in conjunction with any additional government funding for respite and childcare under Aiming High for Disabled Children, as set out in paragraphs 3.2.6 and 6.2 of the report.
80/2008 The Cabinet agreed to the development of a structure and timetable for reporting statistical data regularly to the Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership, as set out in paragraph 3.2.5 of the report.
81/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a further linkage with Medway Council's Housing Service, as set out in paragraph 3.2.8 of the report.
82/2008 The Cabinet agreed to a report back to Overview and Scrutiny with the new delivery plan and timelines for specific workstream outcomes by July 2008.
Noted The Cabinet noted the lessons learnt about commissioning arrangements, outlined at paragraph 3.3 of the report, which will also be reported to the Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership, in order to inform future commissioning arrangements.

The aim of the review was to create a high quality service that integrated existing provision and created a service that was responsive, flexible and met local needs. The proposed integrated information and assessment service offered the most effective way of delivering this. The three-year timetable was realistic in that the review has identified a body of work that was required to improve and streamline existing joint working practices, information gathering and reporting before a fully integrated service could be achieved.