Decision Maker: Integration Joint Board

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: March 18, 2025

Purpose:

Content: (i)            to note the business case in Appendix A of the report; (ii)          to approve the expenditure for the funding of voluntary organisations detailed at Appendix A of the report for a period of 12 months to 31 March 2026; (iii)         to agree to no longer provide grant funding to Scottish Care; (iv)         to amend the timescale of the direction to Aberdeen City Council in Appendix B to an end date of 31 March 2026; (v)          to make the amended Direction and instruct the Chief Officer to issue that amended Direction to Aberdeen City Council; (vi)         to instruct the Chief Officer to bring back a report on the future funding of grant funded services beyond 31 March 2026 to the meeting of the IJB on 2 December 2025; (vii)        to instruct the Commissioning Lead to include qualitative feedback from service users as part of participant reviews in the Service Review at Appendix D of report HSCP.25.021 and to bring this back to the meeting of the IJB on 2 December 2025; and (viii)       to instruct the Commissioning Lead to issue a Service Update no later than 31 July 2025 in respect of provision of all Counselling Services.