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

1.  That the contents of the report be noted.

2. That the proposal be approved to enter into a new Section 75 Partnership Agreement with the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

3. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Adult Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy, to agree the final Terms and Conditions of the Section 75 Partnership Agreement and enter into that Agreement on behalf of the Council.

The Executive Member for Adult Social Care submitted a report which sought permission to delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy, to agree the final Terms and Conditions of the Section 75 Partnership Agreement and enter into that Agreement on behalf of the Council. It was noted that Section 75 Partnership Agreements provide the legal framework to underpin joint working in Adult and Older People's Mental Health Services. In response to a Member’s question, it was clarified that it was intended that the renewed agreement would run for a minimum period of between three and five years.

          RESOLVED -

(1)      That the content of the report be noted.

(2)      That the proposal be approved to enter into a new Section 75 Partnership Agreement with the Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

(3)      That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Adult Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy, to agree the final Terms and Conditions of the Section 75 Partnership Agreement and enter into that Agreement on behalf of the Council.