Having considered an officer report, and presentations by the Chair of
Overview & Scrutiny, Councillor Alan Hall, the Cabinet Member for
Resources, Councillor Kevin Bonavia, Councillor Barnham in respect of
saving Q1, Mr John Collins of Unison in respect of saving H1 and Ms Toyin
Adeyinka in respect of saving A8, the Mayor agreed that:
subject to proper process and consultation where appropriate and if required:
(i) the decision made on 12 November 2014 to endorse previously agreed
savings of £1.480m for 2015/16 be noted
;
(ii) the decision made on the 12 November 2014 to delegate to officers,
subject to proper and consultation where appropriate, the implementation of
£11.833m of savings, of which £8.558m are for 2015/16 be noted;
(iii) the comments of the Public Accounts Select Committee of the 5
February 2015, which incorporates the views of the respective select
Committees be received;
(iv) the following savings be approved:
• A1: Adult Care cost effective care packages £2,480k – App 2
• A2: Learning Disability care packages £1,500k – App 3
• A3: Reconfiguring sensory services provision £150k – App 4
• A6: Public Health part I £1,500k – App 6
• A8: Public Health part II £1,154k – App 6
• B1: Reduction and remodelling of supporting people support £2,523k –
App 8
• E1: Reorganisation of Regeneration and Asset Management £600k –
App 9
• K2: YOS reorganisation, intervention changes, contract reduction £200k
– App12
• L1: Review of main voluntary & community grants programme £1,500k –
App 13
• L3: Community Services development £240k – App 14
• L4: Broadway theatre £180k – App 15
• N1: Reduction in maintenance of some parks, highways enclosures &
management – management element only to be taken £108k –App 16
• N2: Reduction in street cleansing frequency & mngt. Costs £400k – App
17
• Q1: Improve triage for Childrens’ social care services and re-design
Children Centre early intervention offer £5,515k (£3,208 CYP budget
and £2,307 LFP saving) – App 19 – but there will be consultation on individual
Children Centres which will be reported back to Mayor & Cabinet.
• Q2: Reduction in Youth Service provision option 1 £1,406k – App 20 –
agreed in principle and officers asked to bring a report back dealing with
options for the future of youth service provision to include a detailed appraisal
of the establishment of an employee led mutual.
(v) the following saving be rejected:
• O1: End of discretionary freedom pass scheme £200k – App 18
(vi) the following saving be reconsidered at the meeting to be held on
February 18 2015:
• H1: Restructuring of enforcement and regulatory services £800k – App
11
(vii) the following savings return to Mayor & Cabinet for decision following
consultation:
• A1: Meals on Wheels Contract £200k – App 2
• A4: Remodelling building based day services £1,300k – App 5 (NB see
Decision 2 above: Remodelling Lewisham Council’s Day Service Offer and
Associated Transport including Evening Club Provision)
• A9: Review of services to support people to live at home £250k – App 7
• N1: Reduction in maintenance of some parks, highways enclosures &
management – non management elements £232k –App 16
(viii) the following saving be delegated to Officers for decision following
consultation:
• G1: Charging a fee for administering the Blue Badge scheme £24k –
App 10