Decision details

Sefton Carers Strategy has been produced in co-operation with a number of partners including Sefton Council for Voluntary Service, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Carers Centre and PSS Young Carers.  Wider consultation on the Strategy has taken place with stakeholders, carers and those they care for as well as the wider public.

Cabinet are asked to agree the Sefton Carers Strategy for publication in April 2014

Further to Minute No. 50 of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 January 2015, the Council considered the report of the Director of Older People which provided details of the draft Carers Strategy 2014-2019, which provided an overarching framework within which the Council can provide support to Carers to continue to undertake their unpaid caring roles, with a focus on self - reliance, independence and community resilience

It was moved by Councillor P. Dowd, seconded by Councillor Maher and

RESOLVED:

That the Sefton Carers Strategy for 2014 - 2019 be approved.