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Safeguarding, Communities and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee/Crime and Disorder Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Adult Social Care Contract Monitoring (External Provider Market - Statutory Services
AGREED: That the Committee thanks the Lead Members and Officers for their work in putting the report together and compliments them on the efforts made in the department to reduce costs.
Safeguarding, Communities and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee/Crime and Disorder Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Contract monitoring of statutory care services
The committee agreed that ordinary residence, care costs, regional comparisons and placement growth would be covered in the forthcoming report on eliminating profit from care. It also agreed that a comparative version of Appendix 4 would be included in the next report. Members thanked officers and acknowledged shared concerns about rising costs. They agreed that the risk that cuts to preventative spending could increase the number of children entering care, particularly in deprived areas, would be clearly reflected in future discussions.
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