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The Assistant Director of All Age Independence and Provider Services presented the report which presented the draft All Age Disability Strategy 2024-2029 for approval. The strategy formed part of the work programme as an outcome of the All Age Disability review which was approved at the Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee on the 13 June 2023. The report highlighted the strategies:- 1. Coproduction journey from March to November 2023; 2. Best practice desktop research; 3. Purpose, vision, mission, core values and outcomes underpinning the strategy; 4. Links with and underpinning of other strategies and plans; and 5. Implementation plan, governance, and impact monitoring. This report was a key decision which was to be presented at the Children, Young People and Education Committee on 6 March 2024.

The co-production journey of the strategy was highlighted and this had involved listening and recognised that language and inclusive approaches were important. It was stressed by the people with lived experience to keep the writing easy and that had been done. The strategy had a clear purpose, vision, mission and core values which were underpinned by four focussed outcomes in the four pillars. The four outcomes were interlinked and it was important to recognise that a multi partnership approach was required to enable the outcomes to be successful.

The next stage was to co-produce a measurable implementation plan to be monitored by the All Age Disability Partnership Board that would bring Annual Impact reports to this Committee and the Wirral Place Based Partnership Board.

It was reported that 71,000 people who are disabled lived in Wirral which was 22 percent of Wirral residents as compared to19.4percent of people in the North West and 17.3percent across England.

Members discussed supported pathways into employment and autism. It was agreed that the Disabled Facilities Grant report from the Joint Health and Care Executive Group could be brought to Committee.

Resolved - That

1. the coproduced draft All Age Disability Strategy 2024-2029, as noted in Appendix 1 to this report be approved; and

2. annual progress and impact reports of the implementation of the strategy be received.