Agenda item

C.Marfarlane stated that the Area Council is where it should be at this stage, but the new social isolation commission has just gone out for tender and the closing date for this is Friday 3rd June 2022. Following this, applications will be discussed, and this will be fed back at the next Area Council meeting. It was clarified that whoever was successful would not be based within the area council team but with their employer.

As agreed at last Area Council, each Ward Alliance have £10,000 budget.

In the ensuing discussions reference was made to:

Commissioning and the value of the contracts and that a huge amount of money had been brought to the area with the support of CAB - which is funded by the North East Alliance to people with financial issues.

It was noted that although we pay for services through the wards some areas are paying for similar through the area council. It was acknowledged that funding and service needs require further discussions to ensure that the processes and how we move forward, are streamlined to avoid duplication.

C. Mcfarlane stated this could be put together to discuss with providers and what can be put in place for the budget.