Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Officer (Governance).

Councillor Margaret Pattison, Cabinet Member for Markets, Voluntary Sector, Older People and ICT has been invited to attend the meeting for this item.

The Organisational Development Manager presented a report on Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector Commissioning (VCFS) Review of Activities.

The report provided the Panel with details of the activities and performance of  Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector partners in line with  measures in the current commissioned contracts .

Members were advised that, in challenging circumstances, VCFS partners had performed reasonably well. The Panel was informed that partners had identified a number of themes that had impacted on people’s lives, with increased numbers of people finding themselves in difficult circumstances and needing to access the services provided by VCFS partners for a widening range of inter-related needs.

Members asked a number of questions in relation to the Community Advice Network and LESS, the 3 year budget forecasting, review of existing commissioned contracts and the gaps in some of the responses from partners.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.