Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Children and Family Services regarding recommissioning work that had been undertaken in relation to the future provision of domestic abuse and sexual violence (DASV) services and seeking approval to consult on a proposed structure for those services across the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland area.  A copy of the report, marked ‘6’, is filed with these minutes.

The Director advised that the work had been subject to some delay so commencement of the consultation would be later than indicated and this would also affect the timing of reports to the Scrutiny Commission and the Cabinet.

Mr. Ould CC highlighted the proposed development of specialist support for children and young people.

RESOLVED:

(a)      That the work undertaken to recommission domestic abuse and sexual violence services across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland be noted;

(b)      That a 12-week public consultation exercise on the proposed structure for domestic abuse and sexual violence services be approved;

(c)      That a further report be submitted to the Cabinet later in 2019 regarding the outcome of the consultation exercise and presenting the final service model for approval.

(KEY DECISION)

REASONS FOR DECISION:

The County Council has a safeguarding responsibility to provide services to address DASV and currently jointly commissions a domestic abuse and sexual violence service with Leicester City and Rutland Councils and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (the contract for which began on 1 December 2015 and ends on 31 March 2020).

There has been an increase in demand on DASV services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland with limited resources within existing service provision to meet the growing need. Following a review of the current service model, combined with a review of need across the area, a revised delivery model is proposed with the aim of meeting future demand within available resources.