Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Health and Community Care, seeking approval to enter into a legal partnership with NHS Southampton to develop integrated commissioning and supported funding arrangements for services to meet the needs to adults with learning disabilities and their carers, attached.

DECISION MADE:  (Ref: CAB 10/11 4180)

On consideration of the report of the Executive Director for Health and Adult Care the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health agreed the following:

(i)  To enter into a partnership agreement between the Council and NHSSC or relevant successor body for a period of ten (10) years from 1^st April 2011 upon such terms as the Solicitor to the Council considers reasonable under Section 75 National Health Services Act 2006 and enable the Council to act as lead partner for the Integrated Commissioning of Learning Disability Services and relevant financial arrangements;

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to enter into this partnership arrangement and approve future variations to the agreement; and

(iii)  To delegate authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to establish a Partnership Board to manage the partnership Arrangements and to agree the constitution and terms of reference for the Partnership Board.