Lead Member – Mr Mike Owen, Portfolio Holder for Finance, Resources and Support.

Report of the Head of Customer Involvement is attached, marked 18.

Contact – Nigel Bishop (01743 258677)

(a)  That the Director of Commissioning, in consultation with the relevant portfolio holders, be authorised to commission the hubs provision in the stated locations in line with the Hubs model set out in Appendix A of the report.

(b)  That responsibility for the Shrewsbury Hub be maintained by Shropshire Council.

99.1    The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Resources and Support presented a report by the Head of Customer Involvement – copy attached to the signed minutes – on the progress of work being carried out to develop a hub commissioning model for Shropshire based on customer independent and early intention working alongside other organisations.  The Council would retain responsibility for one fully manned main hub (Hub Central) located in Shrewsbury, to ensure the Council retained sufficient provisions to meet requirements around specialist work, and coordinated the support activity around the commissioned Hubs.

99.2    In response to a query from a Member regarding proposed consultation the Director of Commissioning confirmed that conversations with the community formed part of the commissioning approach and cited instances of such activity already having taken place in Craven Arms and Whitchurch.  The Portfolio Holder also expressed support for discussions to take place in the rural areas.

99.3    RESOLVED:

(a)  That the Director of Commissioning, in consultation with the relevant portfolio holders, be authorised to commission the hubs provision in the stated locations in line with the Hubs model set out in Appendix A of the report.

(b)  That responsibility for the Shrewsbury Hub be maintained by Shropshire Council.