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

The Executive Member for Adult Social Caresubmitted a report which noted that the Better Care Fund required collaborating bodies to enter into a Section 75 agreement. The purpose of the S75 agreement was to set out the terms on which Trafford CCG and Council have agreed to collaborate and to establish a framework for the provision of health and social care services through a joint commissioning arrangement. The report provided information regarding the scope of the proposed s75 agreement; the collaborative partnership arrangements between Trafford CCG and the Council; and it sought the approval of the proposal to delegate the requisite authority to agree the final terms of Section 75 agreement on behalf of the Council.

            RESOLVED –

(1)       That the proposed scope of the s75 partnership agreement, including funding arrangements, as detailed in the report, be noted.

(2)       That the proposal to enter into a s75 partnership agreement with Trafford CCG and to formalise Better Care funding for 2021-22 be approved.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Adult Services, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy, to finalise and complete the s75 Agreement on behalf of the Council.