Agenda item

Report from the Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendation:

That the proposed Cabinet response to the Health Select Commission recommendations in respect of the Access to Contraception Review, as set out in Appendix 1 of this report, be approved.

Consideration was given to the report which presented Cabinet’s response to the Health Select Commission’s recommendations following a review of Access to Contraception in Rotherham. At its meeting on 21 November 2024, the Health Select Commission agreed to proceed with undertaking a scrutiny review into access to contraception in Rotherham, recognising the importance of supporting residents to make informed choices about their reproductive health. The findings of the Review were approved by the Health Select Commission on 22 January 2026, endorsed by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board (OSMB) at its meeting on 3 February 2026 and presented to Cabinet on 16 March 2026.

The evidence gathered was structured around five key themes, within which the resulting recommendations were grouped. The response to these was as follows:

-       Commissioning and Service Delivery – accepted (section 2.4 of the report.)

-       Education, Public Awareness and Messaging – partially accepted (section 2.5.)

-       Digital Access and Information – partially accepted (section 2.6.)

-       Youth Access and Confidentiality – partially accepted (section 2.7.)

-       Data, Monitoring and Strategic Alignment – partially accepted (section 2.8.)

Proposed responses to each review recommendation were detailed in Appendix 1 to the report and each proposed response had an associated timescale for delivery or further consideration.

Scrutiny Members were thanked for their work on this matter.

Resolved:

That the proposed Cabinet response to the Health Select Commission recommendations in respect of the Access to Contraception Review, as set out in Appendix 1 of this report, be approved.