Cases Sub-committee - 01/10/2003

At a MEETING of the CASES SUB-COMMITTEE of the SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 1st October,2003.

 

Present:-

 

BAILIES

 

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI (for Joe Morrow)

Jim BARRIE (for Elizabeth F Fordyce)

 

 

Bailie WRIGHT, Convener, in the Chair.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

The Sub-Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the grounds that this would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the above Act.

 

I PURCHASE OF HOME CARE EXCEEDING AGREED LIMITS

 

There was submitted Report No 664-2003 by the Director of Social Work requesting authorisation to purchase home care services for service users through a spot purchase which exceeded agreed authorised limits.

 

The Sub-Committee authorised payment in respect of these care arrangements until either alternative care arrangements could be made or the cost of the care packages could be reduced below the authorised limit.

 

 

 

 

HELEN WRIGHT, Convener.