Decisions

The service is currently carrying 2 vacancies for qualified educational psychologists (EPs), representing a reduction in main grade EP capacity of 38%. We are covering the vacancies through arrangements where managers and assistants are picking up key tasks, which is unsustainable and at the cost of the overall reach and effectiveness of the service in continuing to support for Doncaster's vulnerable young learners in achieving the best possible life outcomes.

To secure the services of a locum to provide capacity within the Education Psychology Service for 3 days per week from 1 January 2019 until 31 March 2019 when it is planned that the 2 current full time psychologists vacancies within the service will be filled.

At the request of Schools Forum, the Department for Education/Secretary of State gave permission to establish a central Schools Block DSG expenditure budget of £1,000,000 to focus on two areas:-

Access and Safeguarding.

To approved Safeguarding and access capital allocations which were approved by the Learning Provision Organisation Board.

At the request of the Schools Forum the Department for Education gave permission to establish a central schools block DSG expenditure budget to focus on two areas:-

* Access
* Safeguarding

The budget is provided to deliver learning environment improvements within schools, academies, PRUs and Learning Centres and it is expected that a 10% contribution will be required towards any project.

It is expected the funding will be allocated over a 3 year period with a review and progression report.

To approve the following safeguarding and access capital allocations which were approved by the Learning Provision Organisation (LPOB) Safeguarding and Access Subgroup on the 10th October 2018:-

School - Works - Value
Northbridge Enterprise College - Security Fencing - £9409.04

The council and partners have significantly developed our achievements against the delivery of the National Armed Forces Covenant, becoming a leader across the region and nationally. A significant aspect of this success has been due to a dedicated resource to understand and deliver with the Council and in addition facilitate and support wider partnership involvement for a Doncaster holistic approach. The council had future expectations for further development of our work on Armed Forces and Veterans with intention of leading a coordinated Regional event for 2020.

To approve a 12 month extension of the Council's Veterans' Support Officer Post.

Doncaster Council and CCG commissioned four providers (Age UK, Choices 4 Doncaster, Royal Voluntary Service and Alzheimer's Society) to deliver a Dementia Family Support Service (DFSS) across the four Community Led Support Areas of Doncaster (Central, East, North and South). The contract commenced on 1 July 2017 and will end on 31 March 2019.

For the Dementia Family Support Service
- to be included as an element of the Dementia Post Diagnostic Pathway from 1 April 2019
- for Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to manage the service from 1 April 2019 and
- to make a payment (£95,400) to the CCG for this service via a Section 76 of the National Health Service Act 2006.

Please see attached Officer Decision Record for full details

To seek approval to award a contract following a tendering exercise for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months for the provision of a Social Prescribing Service.

Please see full details identified within the attached Officer Decision Record form.

Following a service review for the Communication Support for Deaf and Deafened People in Doncaster Service it has been decided to:-

1. To increase the rate paid to freelance interpreters from 1 November 2018 as permitted in the contract terms and conditions for the extension period.

2. Extend the contract for a further 12 months to 31 March 2020 and not re-tender the service for a contract start date of 1 April 2019 as previously agreed in the Cabinet report dated 27 March 2018 - Adult Health and Well-being Commissioning 2018/19

3. Undertake a detailed service review in readiness for the re-procurement of the service.

Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 local authorities have the responsibility to protect the health of their resident population. Part of this Health Protection function is Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

To tender and award of contract for the provision of Infection Prevention and Control Service in the wider community of Doncaster. The contract value of £217,800.