Decision Maker: Assistant Director of Communities
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Care Act 2014 requires local authorities
to assess and provide social care to prisoners in the criminal
justice system. Adult Social Care supports the offender's
rehabilitation and may positively impact on the likelihood of
reoffending and the person's ability to rebuild their lives on
release.
Approval to be included in NHS England's
procurement exercise, and be a named purchaser on their contract to
procure social care services in prison settings.
Option 1 - Participate in and purchase
services via NHS England Contract - This option is the preferred
option.
Option 2 - Do not participate in, and purchase services via the
CCaSH contract - This option is not the preferred option, although
this model shall be implemented as the CCaSH services
evolves.
Publication date: 16/02/2017
Date of decision: 30/11/2016
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