Decision details

Reporting the outcome of the consultation, submitting an Equality Impact Analysis and offering a future recommendation for the service

RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the plan to transition the ECO4 Flex Declarations administration role (Grade 8) from Adult Care to DCC Public Health to specifically support the ECO4 Flex declaration process;

2.     Note that a comprehensive information and advice webpage would be developed to support people with energy efficiency advice and signpost to appropriate external organisations;

3.     Agree that the Derbyshire Healthy Home offer was simplified to focus on a core offer as described in Section 5.17 of the report;

4.     Approve the implementation of a new eligibility criteria for Derbyshire County Council funded home clearance and deep cleaning activity necessitated due to hazardous home conditions that was focused on supporting adults with eligible health and social care needs in accordance with the duties of the Care Act (2014) as outlined in paragraph 5.19 of the report;

5.     Note that a collaborative working group involving Joined Up Care Derbyshire system partners, including District and Borough representatives, would be created with the intention of developing a shared process to address Category 2 hazards under the Housing Act 2004 Health and Housing Hazard Rating System (HHHRS) to be operational from June 2026 onwards; and

6.     Note that a formal consultation with staff and trade unions representing staff affected by the remodelling of the service would commence and every effort be made to assist employees in seeking suitable alternative roles to minimise the number of redundancies.