Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Cummins (Sefton Council), Sarah Alldis (Sefton Council), Dr. Rob Caudwell (NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board - Sefton Place), Adrian Hughes (Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust), Janine Hyland (Every Child Matters Forum), Superintendent Dawn McNally (Merseyside Police), Nina Russell (NHS Acute Provider Sector), Mark Thomas (Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service) and Angela White (Sefton Council for Voluntary Services).

Minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2022

RESOLVED:

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2022 be confirmed as a correct record. 

Members are requested at a meeting where a disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest arises, which is not already included in their Register of Members' Interests, todeclare any interests that relate to an item on the agenda.

Where a Member discloses a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, he/she must withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest, except where he/she is permitted to remain as a result of a grant of a dispensation.

Where a Member discloses a personal interest he/she must seek advice from the Monitoring Officer or staff member representing the Monitoring Officer to determine whether the Member should withdraw from the meeting room, including from the public gallery, during the whole consideration of any item of business in which he/she has an interest or whether the Member can remain in the meeting or remain in the meeting and vote on the relevant decision.

No declarations of any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests were received.

Report of the Director of Public Health

The Board considered the report of the Director of Public Health that provided an update and summary of activity from the five identified sub-groups:

The report also included the 2022/23 Better Care Fund Plan (Financial Plan, Capacity and Demand Plan and Narrative document).

RESOLVED: That

Report of Early Years Service Manager. 

The Board considered the report of the Assistant Director Children’s Services (Education) which included the Council’s Early Years Sufficiency Report, dated October 2022. Sefton Council was required by law to report annually to elected members on how it was meeting its duty to secure sufficient childcare and make this report available and accessible to parents.

The annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA) had been produced to aid the local authority in its statutory duty to secure sufficient childcare for working parents or for them to take up training opportunities that led to work. The assessment looked at the childcare market in Sefton in 2022 and estimated demand using a variety of indicators and assumptions and compared this to supply. The effects and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the future sustainability of the sector were included. The assessment was an update to the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2020- 2021. Sufficiency had been assessed using data about the need for childcare and the amount of childcare available.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Report of Assistant Director Children’s Services (Education)

The Board considered the report of the Assistant Director Children’s Services (Education) which had previously been presented at Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Children’s Services and Safeguarding) on 27 September 2022 and Cabinet on 6 October 2022.

The Education Excellence Strategy for Sefton 2022-27 is intended to be an overarching plan which articulated the Council’s ambitions of helping every young person in Sefton to unlock the door to more choices and opportunities. It was based on key priorities identified within the 2030 Vision for Sefton, Sefton’s Health & Wellbeing Strategy 2020-2025, Sefton’s Children & Young People Plan 2020-2025 and Sefton’s Joint Strategic Needs Assessment.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Presentation of Public Health Consultant

The Board considered the presentation of the Public Health Consultant which gave an overview of the results of Liverpool John Moore’s University Sefton School Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Survey 2022. The presentation included:

·       Why it was important to measure

·       Who took part and issues with comparison

·       Staff

·       Primary School Children

·       Secondary School Children

·       All Children and Young People

·       Protective factors against low wellbeing

·       What the evidence suggested

·       Recommendations

·       What’s already in place and next steps

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Report of Communications Officer, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board – Sefton Place

The Board considered the report of the Communications and Engagement Manager, South Sefton Clinical Commissioning Group which was presented quarterly and provided an update on the work of Sefton Health Communications, Engagement, and Information Group (SHCEIG). The report included achievements since the last update (September 2022) and next steps.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

Presentation of Business Intelligence Lead, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board – Sefton Place

The Board considered the presentation of the Business Intelligence Lead, NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board – Sefton Place. The presentation included statistics around Life course Focus – Start Well, Live Well and Age Well as well as next steps.

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

Presentation of Programme Director, Cheshire and Merseyside, Beyond Transformation Programme

The Board considered the presentation of the Programme Director, Cheshire and Merseyside, Beyond Transformation Programme which covered the following topics:

·       Health Inequalities

·       Programme Development and Key Priorities

·       Beyond Programme Governance and Team

·       Update of Achievements

·       Priority Areas for workstreams

·       Sefton Projects so far

·       Key Considerations

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.