RESOLVED:

1.    That the report and recommendations arising from the scrutiny review of Homeshare schemes be noted.

2.    That the implementation of the recommendations through an action plan being drawn up by officers working with relevant local partner organisations and Cabinet Members be agreed.

3.    That the action plan be formally approved by Cabinet before being submitted to the Healthier Communities and Older People Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health introduced the report, thanking the Scrutiny Panel for their work on this topic.  He advised that officers would be working with providers to ensure that they held the proper accreditations and had appropriate safeguarding measures in place.

At the invitation of the Chair, Councillor Sally Kenny, Chair of the Task Group, presented the report echoing the Cabinet Member’s comments and thanked all those officers and Members for their support in this important piece of work which built on the work of the Loneliness project in 2017.

The Chair thanked all those involved in the review of the scheme and Cabinet welcomed the report.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the report and recommendations arising from the scrutiny review of Homeshare schemes be noted.

2.    That the implementation of the recommendations through an action plan being drawn up by officers working with relevant local partner organisations and Cabinet Members be agreed.

3.    That the action plan be formally approved by Cabinet before being submitted to the Healthier Communities and Older People Overview and Scrutiny Panel.