Issue - meetings

Glynis Rogers, Divisional Director Community Safety and Public Protection, LBBD, presented the reporton the provision of a Section 75 Agreement between the Council and the Barking and Dagenham's Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) for the Better Care Fund, which aims to provided pooled fund arrangements that would transform local commissioning and services to provide improved integrated care and support and so improve local outcomes. 

The Better Care Fund was set to deliver from 1 April and the Section 75 Agreement would regularise the performance and financial management.  Whilst the Section 75 Agreement is for one year, it did allow for extension for a further period.

The CCG was expected to ratify the Section 75 Agreement at its meeting on 23 March 2015.

In response to a question from Connor Burke, it was noted that the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services would not sign on behalf of all the partners but would sign on behalf of the Council and partners would sign on behalf of their organisations.

Having received the report and discussed the issue, the Board:

(i)  Noted the Barking and Dagenham, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) Governing Body would be considering the same authorisation to enter into the agreement on 23 March 2015; and,

(ii)  Delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, acting on advice from the Divisional Director of Legal and Democratic Services and the Chief Finance Officer, to enter into the Section 75 Agreement for the Better Care Fund on behalf of the Council, as set out in the report.