The existing children’s services early years and education system, Capita ONE, is to be decommissioned and replaced by LiquidLogic EYEs. 

The purpose of this report is to identify who will carry out the data migration, ensuring existing child-level data is accurately transferred from Capita ONE to LiquidLogic EYEs, ensuring data conflicts are identified and data issues resolved in preparation for EYEs go live in August 2023 and to allow for the safe decommissioning of the existing system.

Resolved – That The Director for Children, Families and Education approve the appointment of ICT Revolutions to lead on the data migration of early years and education data from Capita ONE to LiquidLogic EYEs.

This report outlines a proposed additional allocation of funding to the Healthy Child Programme for 0–19-year-olds currently held by Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people in Wirral.

The proposed actions affect all Wards within the borough. This is not a key decision.

This decision is aligned to the Council strategic priorities, the Wirral Plan theme Brighter Futures, and the Health and Wellbeing Strategy priority To ensure the best start in life for all children and young people.

Resolved – That the Director of Public Health approved an allocation of additional funding of £195,112

This report follows the decision made by Shareholder Board on 25 March 2022 to note and endorse the decision of Adult Social Care and Public Health Committee made on 3 March 2022 to restore the delivery of services supporting adults with a learning disability to an in-house provision by the Council.  It seeks approval to appoint selected senior Council officers to serve as non-executive directors on the board of Wirral Evolutions Limited to support and facilitate the transition of services to in-house provision by the Council.

The Wirral Plan 2021 - 2026 sets out the Council’s vision to secure the best possible future for the Council’s residents and covers the following five themes:

· A thriving and inclusive economy, creating jobs and opportunities for all;

· A clean-energy, sustainable, borough, leading the way in tackling the environment crisis;

· Brighter futures for all regardless of their background;

· Safe and pleasant communities that our residents are proud of; and

· Healthy and active lives for all, with the right care, at the right time.

This report aligns with the themes of brighter futures for all regardless of their background; safe and pleasant communities that our residents are proud of and healthy and active lives for all, with the right care, at the right time.

Resolved – That

(1)  the Head of Legal services approved that the following council officers be appointed as Directors of Wirral Evolutions Limited with immediate effect and that notification of the appointments be made to the Registrar of Companies as soon as reasonably practicable:

·  Shaer Halewood, Director of Resources (S151 Officer);

·  Graham Robert Hodkinson, Director of Adults, Health and Strategic Commissioning; and

·  Robert Jason Oxley, Assistant Director (Care & Health Commissioning); and

(2)  suitable Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance be effected in the event that the policy currently offered by the Company lapses or fails for any reason.

This report details the outcome of the procurement process for selection of the Worklessness Support Service supplier and seeks authorisation to proceed to contract.

The value of the procurement is £1,360,000 for 17 months, with the option to extend for a further 31 months. The total contract value is £3,840,000.

Ways to Work provides services that support adults and young people into employment and training and therefore successfully supports the Inclusive Economy theme of the Wirral Plan 2021 - 2026.

This is a key decision and this matter affects all Wards within the borough.

Appendix 1 of this report is exempt from publication under Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as it contains commercially sensitive information.

Resolved – That the Director of Regeneration and Place has agreed to approve the award of a contract to Involve Northwest as the Most Economically Advantageous Tenderer  from 1 November 2022 to 31 March 2024, to the value of £1,358,720 for the delivery of the Worklessness Support Service, with the option to extend for a further 31 months.

This report seeks acceptance of a tender from Cambrianway Ltd and award of a contract for the construction of highway improvements to Beaufort Road and Wallasey Bridge Road, Bidston and St James Ward and considers objections and expressions of support received following consultation. This scheme has been developed as part of Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) Work Package 6, Phase 5. 

The Wirral Plan 2021-2026 sets out the council’s vision to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. This proposal directly supports the following key themes within that plan:

•  A cleaner, greener borough which celebrates, protects, and improves our environment and urgently tackles the environmental emergency; 

•  A prosperous inclusive economy where local people can get good jobs and achieve their aspirations; and

•  Safe, vibrant communities where people want to live and raise their families.

The purpose of this scheme is to create an environment that is safe for both pedestrians and cyclists and to help embed walking and cycling as part of new longterm commuting habits.

This matter affects Bidston and St James Ward.

This matter is a Key Decision.

Resolved – That

(1)  the scheme proposal as set out in appendix 1 of this report be approved for implementation.

(2)  the objections received an officer’s responses as set out in appendix 2 be noted.

(3)  the tender for the construction of highway improvements to Beaufort Road and Wallasey Bridge Road by Cambrianway Ltd on 17 August 2022 be accepted

(4)  the award of contract to Cambrianway Ltd, subject to contract, as set out in appendix 3 be approved.