| AdminHistory | This sub-committee consisted of ten members, and was formed in May 1972. Its function was to take responsibility for the general range of personal social services, particularly those relating to casework or community support. This sub-committee was responsible for personal social services, particularly those relating to casework or community support. In particular, the sub-committee was to administer services for elderly people, chronically sick people, disabled people and those with mental health conditions, in accordance with the various schemes and arrangements made by or on behalf of the City Council. Further, the sub-committee supervised the welfare of children in care, reviewed their progress, and took charge of the preventive services necessary to diminish the need to receive them into, or to facilitate their discharge from, care. Also, the day-care of children, including the registration of nurseries and child-minders, the placing of children for adoption and family support, the provision of day nurseries, advice centres, training centres, welfare centres, as well as the Industrial Centre for the Blind, was the responsibility of this sub-committee. In April 1973, the Shawbury Approved School and the Field House and Forhill House Remand Homes were redefined as community homes, which meant that some of the responsibility of the Approved School and Observation Assessment Centre Sub-Committee (see BCC/1/DJ/2) was taken on by both the Residential Sub-Committee (see BCC/1/DJ/4) and the Community Support and Field Services Sub-Committee. |