RESOLVED:

A.   That Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director for Adult Social Care, Integrated Care and Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care,:

• To negotiate and finalise the terms for the s75 Agreement for Better Care Funded Services between the Council and the SWL ICB

• To negotiate and finalise appropriate terms for any variations to the s75 Agreement for Better Care Funded Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care.

B. The Cabinet agreed to enter into a S75 agreement, retrospectively, covering the financial year 2023/24 (the first financial year of the current BCF Plan), in accordance with the Council’s constitution and in order for the 2023/24 s75 agreement to have legal sign off.

The Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care presented the report, noting that this had previously been agreed in collaboration with health partners through the Health and Wellbeing Board, however clarification had recently been sought and following legal advice it had been confirmed that the Council’s Constitution required this to be agreed by Cabinet. The Cabinet Member gave an overview of the recommendations.

RESOLVED:

A.   That Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director for Adult Social Care, Integrated Care and Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care,:

• To negotiate and finalise the terms for the s75 Agreement for Better Care Funded Services between the Council and the SWL ICB

• To negotiate and finalise appropriate terms for any variations to the s75 Agreement for Better Care Funded Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health & Social Care.

B. The Cabinet agreed to enter into a S75 agreement, retrospectively, covering the financial year 2023/24 (the first financial year of the current BCF Plan), in accordance with the Council’s constitution and in order for the 2023/24 s75 agreement to have legal sign off.