Decision details

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Title of Item/Report

Adult Social Care Strategy 2026-2030

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Record of the Decision

Consideration was given to a report on the Adult Social Care Strategy 2026-2030.

The current Adult Social Care Strategy ran from 2021-25 and provided the Council and the public with a clear set of priorities.  Having a strong understanding local needs for care and support was a key requirement of the local authority Care Quality Commission (CQC) assurance framework, so having a new set of priorities from 2026 was agreed as essential to support the next phase in the Council’s journey to meet the evolving needs of the local population.

The draft Adult Social Care Strategy 2026-30 was developed in partnership with the MIRB.

The plan was originally developed in late spring 2025 in collaboration with the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) who supported the Council in engaging with citizens and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) groups to understand what they believed the priorities for Adult Social Care should be over the next 4 years.

Working with the MIRB, this information was reviewed and a set of key priorities developed along with an intentionally slimmed down strategy, acknowledging the Adult Social Care Strategy’s place alongside the Stockton on Tees Plan 2024 and Stockton-on-Tees Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2030.  The approved draft version was shared with key partners during November / December 2025 to gather their views.  Engagement included VCSE providers (through a direct Catalyst mailshot and discussions with key partners at the Health and Wellbeing Forum), Healthwatch, NHS partners (North Tees Hospital, North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust) and social care providers.

Based on this feedback, a revised version was developed and shared at Adult Social Care Senior Management Team and Corporate Management Team for agreement.

RESOLVED that the final version of the Strategy be endorsed and the further work that will be progressed to develop accessible formats with support from the Making it Real Board (MIRB) be noted.

3.

Reasons for the Decision

Approval of the new Adult Social Care Strategy 2026-30 to replace the current strategy (2021-25).

4.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None

5.

Declared (Cabinet Member) Conflicts of Interest

None

6.

Details of any Dispensations

None

7.

Date and Time by which Call In must be executed

Midnight, 20 March 2026