Council Plan theme - People are safe, healthy and live well

Year Ahead Delivery Plan 2023

Outcome: People have good mental health and physical wellbeing

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2.1 Launch a new public health improvement and prevention campaign to provide advice on areas such as smoking, tobacco control, food and physical activity. Quarter 1 Director of Public Health Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.2

Lead the Rotherham Combatting Drugs Partnership in the expansion of drug treatment and recovery services to increase the number of people successfully supported to 1,555.

Quarter 4 Director of Public Health Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.3

Work with partners to design a new delivery model for mental health services to better meet the needs of those in crisis.

Quarter 4 Assistant Director of Adult Care and Integration Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.4 Develop a Flexible Purchasing System (FPS) specifically for Mental Health to procure a range of services for people living will mental ill-health to be supported to live in their community. Quarter 2 Assistant Director Strategic Commissioning Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health

Outcome: People feel empowered, safe, and live independently for as long as possible

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2.5

Co-produce with people with a learning disability, and their carers, the priorities for learning disability services transformation over the next three years.

Quarter 3 Assistant Director of Adult Care and Integration Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.6

Commence the building groundwork for Castle View which will provide new day opportunities for people with high support needs.

Quarter 3 Assistant Director of Adult Care and Integration Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.7 Implement new assistive technology to expand the community alarm offer (currently Rothercare), to enable people to live independently at home. Quarter 4 Assistant Director of Adult Care and Integration Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.8 Build on service improvements by developing a new Adult Social Care Strategy which enables residents to understand how services will work with them to build on their strengths, resilience and maximise their independence. Quarter 4 Assistant Director of Adult Care and Integration Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
2.9

Through co-production with carers and other stakeholders, develop a detailed action plan to facilitate delivery of the ambitions within the Borough that Cares Strategy

Quarter 3 Assistant Director Strategic Commissioning Adult Care, Housing and Public Health Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health

Outcome: People can access affordable, decent housing

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2.10 a)

Continue to deliver on the Council’s commitment to build 1,000 new homes through the Housing Growth programme, including;

a) Commence groundwork on new homes across sites in Eastwood, Harthill and Maltby (forecasting 99 homes)

Quarter 4 Assistant Director Housing (Joint with Regeneration & Environment) Adult Care, Housing and Public Health (Joint with Regeneration & Environment) Cabinet Member for Housing
2.10 b)

b) Commence groundwork on new homes in Canklow as part of a joint development with a new day opportunities centre, “Castle View” (forecasting 25 homes)

Quarter 3
2.10 c)

c) Complete 13 new homes across sites in East Herringthorpe & Thrybergh

Quarter 4
2.11

Enable others to create more new homes through release of Council land and partnership working, including;

Conclude the remaining homes in the programme of 237 enabled homes across the Chesterhill/Whinney Hill; development sites.
Quarter 2 Assistant Director Housing (Joint with Regeneration & Environment) Adult Care, Housing and Public Health (Joint with Regeneration & Environment) Cabinet Member for Housing

Outcome: Inequalities are addressed and nobody is left behind

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2.12

Restructure the homelessness service to focus more resources on prevention and early intervention activity.

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Assistant Director Housing Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion.

Cabinet Member for Housing.

2.13 Develop a range of accessible free information, advice and guidance resources and improve communications/engagement with private landlords, to support those at risk of homelessness at the earliest opportunity. Quarter 4 Assistant Director Housing Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion.

Cabinet Member for Housing.

2.14

Agree a new model for crisis food provision for the borough.

Quarter 3 Head of Policy, Performance and Intelligence Assistant Chief Executive Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion
2.15 Provide food vouchers to children eligible for free school meals, through the household support fund, for school holidays through to February Half Term 2024. Quarter 4 Assistant Director Education and Skills Children and Young People’s Services Cabinet Member for Children and Young People
2.16

Delivery of the Council’s Local Council Tax Support Top Up scheme, providing up to £117.60 to working households in receipt of council tax support.

(The scheme will commence from 1 April 2023, but will pick up all new applicants through to 31 March 2024).
Quarter 4 ssistant Director Financial Service Finance and Customer Services Cabinet Member for Corporate Services, Community Safety and Finance
2.17 Complete an annual review of Rothercard. Quarter 4 Assistant Director Customer, Information and Digital Services Finance and Customer Services Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion

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