Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Social Care and Health

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Social Care and Health which sought approval to invoke the option to extend the partnership agreement approved by Cabinet on 26 March 2015 and made under Section 75 of the National Health Act 2006 with each of the two Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) of Southport and Formby and South Sefton, to enable pooled budgets to be established to support the delivery of the Sefton Better Care Fund Plan for 2017/18.

The Director of Social Care and Health reported that this item was incorrectly included on the Forward Plan for the Cabinet meeting to be held in May 2017 instead of this meeting.

Decision Made: That

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

(2)       it be noted that was being done to prepare a new replacement Section 75 Agreement which will shortly be reported to Cabinet.

Reasons for Decision:

The Section 75 Agreement governs the pooled budgets between the Council and the Sefton Clinical Commissioning Groups.  The current agreement contained an option to run the agreement for a third year i.e. 2017/18.  It was recommended that this option be invoked whilst a new agreement is drafted.  The new agreement will be available by late spring once the national framework is agreed and local negotiations are finalised.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None.