NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

HEALTH AND ADULT SERVICES EXECUTIVE

 

Meeting of the Health and Adult Services Executive

 

11 February 2022 at 13:30

Via MS Teams

 

DECISION RECORD & MEETING NOTES

 

Present:        Councillor Michael Harrison and Councillor Andrew Lee

           

Officers:        Anton Hodge (AH)

 

Apologies:  Richard Webb (RW)

 

Minutes:        Dawn Day

                                               

NO.

ITEM

For Note/ Action

 

Declaration of Interests

County Councillor Michael Harrison declared an interest as a relative works in Health and Adult Services. 

 

 

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Items for Corporate Director Decision

 

 

1.    To approve the extension of the Welfare Benefits Unit Contract

 

The Welfare Benefits Unit (WBU) is a second tier advisory service providing training and ongoing information.  They support NYCC Benefits and Assessment teams, housing associations, carers resource, district councils and housing departments. 

 

The proposal was approved to allow further exploration into the current business model and service delivery options.

 

Agreed:

It has been agreed to extend and vary the contract for the provision of a North Yorkshire Welfare Rights, Information and Guidance Service provided by the Welfare Benefits Unit (WBU) for up to 2 years from 1st April 2022 to the 31st March 2024.

 

Approval has also been given to vary the extension clause from 2 years to 4 periods of 6 months. It is proposed the contract will be reviewed and extended at 6 monthly break points

 

2.    To approve the extension of the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

 

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is a trusted and recognised public facing organisation, which provides holistic advice and information covering a broad spectrum of topics including debt, housing, unemployment, benefits and bankruptcy. They provide free, confidential, and impartial legal advice, information, and support across North Yorkshire and work with over 200 partners.

 

The CAB meets all KPIs, attends all contract monitoring meetings and routinely and reliably provides quarterly reports and extensive updates in relation to its performance and service offer overall.

 

By extending the contract, this allows for any changes to be embedded and other considerations to be addressed as part of the local government reorganisation.

 

The service has been provided on an initial term of 5 years from 1st April 2017 to the 31st March 2022. The two-year extension is provisioned for in the current contract.

 

Agreed:

It has been agreed to extend the current contract for the Provision of a North Yorkshire Information and Advice Service for 2 years from 1st April 2022 to the 31st March.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Items for Executive Member decision

 

 

None.

 

 

3

Note of previous meeting held on 14 January 2022

 

 

Reviewed and agreed.