Carmarthenshire County Council has a statutory requirement to produce a Supporting People Operational Plan (SPOP) on an annual basis. The Welsh Assembly Government has provided detailed guidance regarding the content and format of the plan. The SPOP should include results of the Needs Mapping Exercise, strategic reviews and prioritised bids for Supporting People funding. The plan acts as a bidding document for additional funds to allow us to introduce new services to meet future needs or to fund the re-modeling of existing services to cope with changing needs.Supporting People Operational Plan (SPOP)2009/10.

Supporting People Operational Plan (SPOP) 2011/12

This Supporting People Operational Plan (SPOP) 2011/12 focuses on the results of the years Needs Mapping Exercise (NME), additional research around the different client groups and fresh consultation carried out with providers and service users during the summer of 2010.

Strategic Priorities for 2011/12

The recommended new priorities for the 2011/12 SPOP are as follows: