Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Health and Wellbeing

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Health and Wellbeing in relation to the Well North Legal Agreement.

The report sought approval to enter into the Well North Legal Agreement to allow the local programme, Well Sefton, to continue into implementation phase.

Members acknowledged and thanked Officers for all their hard work. 

Decision Made: That:

(1)       authority be granted to enter into the Well North Legal Agreement; 

(2)       the philosophy of Well Sefton, as a collaborative between a range of partners to explore new ways of working, and the role of the Council as the accountable body within this arrangement, be noted;

(3)       approval be granted for Sefton to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with each of the Well Sefton partners, to ensure delivery of expected outcomes against the investment proposals; and

(4)       the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing be granted delegated authority to make decisions in relation to any financial matters of the Well Sefton programme, in line with the process as set out in section 6 to the report.

Reasons for the Decision:

The recommendations above are necessary for the Well Sefton programme, which has been in development over the past two years, to continue to implementation stage.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

Not entering into the agreement:  This option would result in a loss of £600,000 in Well North programme funding for local projects, and in addition, the loss of significant development works undertaken by both Council and partner officers, causing potential reputational damage.  Loss of this funding would also leave some partners without potential match funding for other local regeneration and community initiatives.