Decision details

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Social Care and Health which provided details of proposals to extend the current Section 75 Partnership Agreement between Sefton Council and Liverpool Community Health Trust for the operation of the Sefton Community Equipment Store which was due to end on 31 March 2017, to enable the review on the operation of the equipment store to be concluded and the findings and recommendations to be reported to a future Cabinet meeting.

Decision Made: That

(1)       approval be given to the extension of  the current Section 75 Agreement for a maximum period of one year from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018;

(2)       it be noted that the work that was being done to review of the Community Equipment Store which would shortly be reported to Cabinet; and

(3)       it be noted that the proposal was a Key Decision but had not been included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions. Consequently, the Leader of the Council and the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Adult Social Care and Health) had been consulted under Rule 27 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, to the decision being made by the Cabinet as a matter of urgency on the basis that it was impracticable to defer the decision until the commencement of the next Forward Plan because the existing partnership agreement to provide community equipment stores in Sefton between Liverpool Community Health Trust and Sefton MBC will terminate on 31 March 2017.

Reasons for Decision:

The Section 75 Agreement governs the arrangements between the Council and Liverpool Community Health Trust. The current Agreement ceased on 31 March 2017 and a maximum extension of one year was requested to enable the review to conclude and to ensure that the “incoming Partner” is proportionately consulted.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None.