RESOLVED:

1.    That the aligning of the Information and advice, voluntary sector infrastructure support, Wellbeing, Carers, and Healthwatch services into an expanded Strategic Partner programme (as set out in section 3.10 of the Cabinet report) be agreed;

2.    That the Funding Prospectus as the basis on which to commission these services (as set out in section 3.14 – 3.20 of the Cabinet report) be agreed, with the addition of “and community care” to the list of issues in the first bullet point on page 4 of the Prospectus.

3.    That the funding agreements cover the period 2019-22 with funding for the third year of the information and advice and voluntary sector infrastructure support elements subject to a further Cabinet decision in 2020/21 (as set out in section 3.13 of the Cabinet report) be agreed.

4.    That the scoring methodology and weighting to selected providers (as set out in section 3.24 of the Cabinet report) be agreed.