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Report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care seeking approval to re-commission advocacy services for adults, inclusive of all elements of dedicated advocacy currently provided across the City, attached.

NOTE: This item is being presented in line with Paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 14/15 12761)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care, Cabinet having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the re-commissioning, through a tender process, of advocacy services for all adults, inclusive of all elements of specialist and dedicated advocacy currently provided across the City.

(ii)  Following a procurement process to delegate authority to the Director of People to select a provider(s) and after consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to enter into a contract with a service provider(s), for a maximum period of 5 years, for the provision of advocacy services and take all ancillary action to give effect to this decision