To consider a report of the Executive Member for Adult Social Care.

1. That approval be given to the s.75 partnership agreement between Trafford CCG and the Council for the Better Care Fund 2017 -18 and to formalisation of the funding for 2016 - 17.

2. That it be agreed that the Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group will host the s.75 agreement.

3. That authority be delegated to the Chief Legal Officer to complete the Agreements on behalf of the Council.

The Executive Member for Adult Social Care submitted a report setting out the background to the proposed agreement. The Executive had previously agreed a s.75 Better Care Fund (BCF) agreement between the CCG and the Council in October 2015, as required by national guidance. Trafford CCG, in their capacity as the host organisation for the BCF, submitted a s.75 agreement for the Better Care Fund for 2016-7 for approval. The Council and the CCG had jointly drafted a s.75 for the Better Care Fund and the i-Better Care Fund for 2017-8. A report on the Better Care Fund was presented to the Health and Wellbeing Board in October 2017 where the plan was signed off, as required by national guidance. The current report presented the s.75 agreements for approval, confirmed the activity and spend undertaken in 2016-7 and outlined the plans for 2017-8.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That approval be given to the s.75 partnership agreement between Trafford CCG and the Council for the Better Care Fund 2017 -18 and to formalisation of the funding for 2016 - 17.

(2)       That it be agreed that the Trafford Clinical Commissioning Group will host the s.75 agreement.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Chief Legal Officer to complete the Agreements on behalf of the Council.