That the Torbay Interagency Carers’ Strategy 2023-27, as set out at Appendix 3 to the submitted report and the Cabinets response to the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Boardbe approved.

This Carers’ Strategy promotes the importance of early identification and support of Carers in order to mitigate the negative impacts of caring and help Carers to thrive.  It is essential that support for Carers is easy to access, and preventative in nature.  Supporting Carers not only benefits the Carer, but also the person / people for whom they care, thus improving both parties’ health and wellbeing whilst reducing inequalities. 

There were no other options under consideration. The Strategy is a means of coordinating and prioritising partnership working to the benefit of Carers.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 1 April 2024 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

The Torbay Interagency Carers Strategy brings together the work that Health and Care organisations in Torbay plan to undertake with Carers during 2024-2027.  This ensures that organisations meet their legal obligations to Carers, work towards best practice / quality standards and that their work is joined up.  It ensures that Carers are at the heart of their work, that Carers are aware of services and that these services meet Carers’ needs.

The Strategy articulates how Torbay Council will deliver the Devon Wide Commitment to Carers, which is:

·           embedding the principles set out here in all our ways of working and inviting all our partners to join us in doing so;

·           adopting good employment principles and practices for those Carers who work or want to work for us, as promoted by Employers for Carers and invite all employers to do the same;

·           using all the ways we have available to us to encourage awareness and support for Carers in communities and businesses.

·           developing detailed action plans for our Devon Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and for our member organisations to ensure these commitments become a reality.

At the meeting Councillor Tranter proposed and Councillor Bye seconded a motion that was agreed unanimously by the Cabinet, as set out above.

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