Decision details

It is a requirement for the Better Care Fund pool fund between the Council and the Clinical Commissioning Group to be supported by a Section 75 (S.75)  Agreement.

Following submission of the BCF plan and its full assurance by NHS England at the end of October 2017, the Board will be asked to note the provision of the Deed of Variation and to retrospectively approve this, and the expenditure incurred, for the current financial year.

The Board will also be advised of the work being undertaken on the new Section 75 agreement that is being development for the financial year 2018-19.

The Board:

(i)  Agreed to the retrospective expenditure which has taken place during this financial year, and agree to continue the section 75 Agreement (Pooled Fund) with NHS Barking and Dagenham Clinical Commissioning Group (“BDCCG”), on the terms and conditions outlined in this report, along with any ancillary legal agreements (i.e. the Deed of Variation) necessary for the joint administration of the Better Care Fund Plan for Barking and Dagenham;

(ii)  Delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration and the Director of Law & Governance, to approve the Deed of Variation for 2017/18; and

(iii)  Agreed, in principal, that a Section 75 agreement for 2018/19 would be pursued jointly with Havering and Redbridge, and note that a further request for delegated authority will be brought to the Board in due course.