interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26
Havering Council is restructuring adult services and its commissioning team while addressing pressures on social care for 2025-26.
Havering Council's adult services are undergoing a restructure, with a parallel commissioning team restructure planned by December 2025. This follows changes to NHS North East London, which is cutting running costs by 50%, impacting the current integrated commissioning model. The Cabinet considered these plans in October 2025 as part of the interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26.
The interim strategy also highlights increasing pressure on Havering's adult social care due to the highest rate of unpaid carers in London and ongoing funding constraints. Councillor Gillian Ford, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Adults and Wellbeing, presented the strategy to the Cabinet in October 2025, which aims to address these challenges.
The interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26 is a 12-month plan outlining Havering Council's approach to planning and commissioning adult services. It focuses on local needs, prevention, and independent living. No further discussions or decisions on this strategy are currently scheduled.
Key facts
- Havering Council's commissioning team is planned to be restructured by December 2025. Source
- NHS North East London is undergoing a restructure to cut running costs by 50%. Source
- Havering has the highest rate of unpaid carers in London. Source
- The interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26 was considered by Cabinet on 15 October 2025. Source 1 Source 2
- Councillor Gillian Ford presented the interim Adults Commissioning Strategy for 2025-26. Source 1 Source 2
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