That the Local Account set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report be approved.

To enable the Local Account to be published in accordance with Government requirements and for council to consider the adult safeguarding outcomes for the Bay.

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This decision will come into force and may be implemented on Monday, 5 August 2019 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

The Local Account for Adult Social Care sets out what we have achieved for local people in relation to adult social care and outlines our level of performance for last financial year and our commitment to future service delivery.  The Government has asked that Local Accounts are put in place to offer councils the opportunity to share a common approach to the performance of adult social care. 

Members noted that, whilst the Local Account looks back at performance over the past year, the Council has since updated its website to provide more information on health and wellbeing, there is also a large focus on working with information in the communities and working with the community and voluntary sector to enable them to provide advice and information.

The Cabinet raised concern in respect of the levels of young men committing suicide in Torbay and South Devon being a lot higher than elsewhere.  There are issues with identifying people at risk and support is needed for the young people they leave behind.  The Cabinet Member for Adults and Public Health, Councillor Stockman, advised that a meeting was being arranged for early September with the Devon Partnership Trust to see what can be done to support young people’s mental health and she welcomed the involvement of all members in this meeting. 

Councillor Stockman proposed and Councillor Long seconded a motion which was agreed unanimously by the Cabinet as set out above.

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