Agenda

To receive any apologies or substitutions for the meeting.

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2025.

To receive any declarations of disclosable interests or dispensations granted by the Standards Committee.

To note any announcements through the Chairman.

The Council welcomes contributions from members of the public.

Statements

If you would like to make a statement at this meeting on any item on this agenda, please register to do so at least 10 minutes prior to the meeting. Up to 3 speakers are permitted to speak for up to 3 minutes each on any agenda item. Please contact the officer named on the front of the agenda for any further clarification.

Questions

To receive any questions from members of the public or members of the Council received in accordance with the constitution.

Those wishing to ask questions are required to give notice of any such questions in writing to the officer named on the front of this agenda no later than 5pm on Wednesday 5 March 2025 in order to be guaranteed of a written response. In order to receive a verbal response questions must be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 7 March 2025. Please contact the officer named on the front of this agenda for further advice. Questions may be asked without notice if the Chairman decides that the matter is urgent.

Details of any questions received will be circulated to Committee members prior to the meeting and made available at the meeting and on the Council’s website.

To receive a brief verbal update from attending Cabinet Members (or Portfolio Holders on their behalf) highlighting any news, successes or milestones in their respective areas since the last meeting of the committee, not covered elsewhere on the agenda.

The report seeks to provide the Committee with an overview of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Local Authority Assurance Assessment of Adult Social Care Services within Wiltshire Council, to offer insights into the current assessment of services and inform of the opportunities for further development to enhance the quality of care and support provided to residents.

The report seeks to update the Committee on the Adult Social Care Service Plan and its performance against the Business Plan targets.

The report seeks to provide an update to the Committee on the progress of the delivery of a new Integrated Care Centre in Trowbridge which will replace the Trowbridge Hospital and to provide assurance on the engagement approach being taken by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) on designing the future model, and how this aligns with the aspirations set out within the new Integrated Community Base Care Contract.

The report seeks to highlight key aspects of the work undertaken by the Health Select Committee during the 2021-25 council and to recommend topics to the Management Committee for possible inclusion in a new overview and scrutiny work programme after the elections in May 2025.

To consider any other items of business that the Chairman agrees to consider as a matter of urgency.

To confirm the date of the next meeting as Thursday 5 June 2025 at 10.30am.

Future meetings are as follows:

9 July 2025

9 September 2025

12 November 2025.

Items during whose consideration it is recommended that the public should be excluded because of the likelihood that exempt information would be disclosed

None.