Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Corporate Commissioning that presented formally the recommendations of the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Working Group.

The report indicated that the CAMHS Working Group, that had been established by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services), had undertaken a review on issues surrounding the service provision for children with mental health issues; that 14 recommendations had been formulated as part of the review; and the recommendations, together with a management response from the Strategic Director - People were detailed in the report.

Attached as Appendix A to the report was the executive summary of the CAMHS report.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:            That

(1)       with the exception of recommendation 11 due to its financial implications, the recommendations and responses contained in paragraphs 2.2 of the report be approved;

(2)       the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services) be requested to monitor the progress of the action taken on the recommendations; and

(3)       an update be submitted to Cabined in due course.