Regular Residents Surveys will be carried out in the borough of Walsall, with both postal and online surveys included and a summary report produced. They are to take place every other year starting in the summer of 2025 and completing in December of 2029. The survey will provided feedback that will give up to date accurate understanding of the views of residents living in the borough of Walsall.
The Council has decided to procure Independent Visiting Service, pursuant to regulation 44 of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 regulations, which outlines that an independent person shall be appointed to visit each of the Councils Children’s Home at least once a month throughout the Term and compile a report of their findings and submit report to the relevant authorities involved.
The Regulation 44 Visitor is an individual appointed to carry out visits to the home as an independent person that must make a rigorous and impartial assessment of the arrangements for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children in each Children’s Home to ensure that all Children accommodated within each Children Home are being appropriately cared for and effectively safeguarded.
During 2020 and 2021 the Council upgraded its Human Capital Management (HCM) and Payroll systems from iTrent, and its Finance and Procurement systems from Oracle R12. These applications now sit within Oracle cloud which locally is referred to as the Council’s One Source system, emphasising the fully integrated aspect of the system now in operation.Since going live in June 2020 a contract with a system support provider has been in place. This contract is due to end on 31st August 2022 and the Council is therefore undertaking a tender to ensure a new contract is in place.
The delivery of a community led social prescribing
service is commissioned to address loneliness and
social isolation among residents of all ages in
Walsall. The service is designed to empower
residents to take responsibility for their own health
and wellbeing by supporting them to engage in
community activities and build social networks. It
aims to alleviate loneliness and isolation by
supporting, signposting and connecting individuals
with community groups in their local area, as well
as providing a range of advice and support to help
people access volunteering opportunities.
Walsall Council is seeking Voluntary Sector/
Community led organisations to deliver this service
in the specific Walsall locality areas which are:
Hub 1: North Walsall - AP 3 - Bloxwich East,
Bloxwich West, Birchills Leamore, Blakenhall
Hub 2: West Walsall - AP5 - Bentley and Darlaston
North, Darlaston South, AP6 - Willenhall North,
Short Heath, Willenhall South
Hub 3: East Walsall - AP1 - Pelsall, Brownhills,
Aldridge North, Rushall-Shelfield and Walsall
Wood, AP2 - Aldridge and Beacon
Hub 4: South Walsall - AP4 - Walsall South, St
Matthews, Paddock, Palfrey, Pleck
The service offers one-to-one support and a simple
referral process, making it accessible for those who
might benefit from it. It's part of a broader effort to
create a more connected and supportive
community, where individuals feel valued and
included The Hubs are delivered through a hub and spoke
locality model with each hub connecting residents,
to other appropriate community-based provision.
The hubs provide a flexible approach and over the
years have continued to adapt to meet the needs of
residents.
The main focus of the service is around tackling
loneliness and social isolation, improving wellbeing
and reducing preventable health and social care
service use. It takes a "strength-based approach" to improve the social connectivity of all residents
across Walsall.