Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Health and Sustainable Living and Children’s Social Care seeking the consideration of the options for achieving a more integrated offer of prevention and early help services for children 0-19 and their families and to give approval to progress with the preferred option, subject to appropriate consultation, attached.

DECISION MADE:  (CAB 16/17 18274)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the preferred option (option 4) for integration which is a fully integrated offer achieved through provider integration underpinned by an arrangement between the Council and Solent NHS Trust either through a Section 75 (NHS Act 2006) Agreement or any other appropriate basis for such a partnership arrangement.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the Service Director, Children and Families, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Quality and Integration and Service Director: Legal and Governance to do everything necessary to put in place the preferred option, including formal consultation with staff for whom there may be changes in line management, location or role and engagement with service users on the design of the integrated service.