Summary Delegated Powers Report
Overarching Section 75 Agreement – Collaborative working
TITLE
agreement relating to the establishment and management of
jointly commissioned services pursuant to section 75 of the
National Health Service Act 2006
DATE OF DECISION
DECISION TAKER
Commissioning Director Children and Young People
Barnet has worked on integrated health and social care
services for some time: defining a local vision for
integration; agreeing a Concordat for Integration with
Barnet commissioning and provider partners; and setting up
an integrated care programme, reporting to the Health and
Wellbeing Board (HWBB).
Section 75 allows Local Authorities and National Health
Service (NHS) bodies to enter into partnership
arrangements in relation to certain functions, where these
arrangements are likely to lead to an improvement in the
way in which those functions are exercised.
Current agreements under review are:
SUMMARY OF
DECISION
Overarching Section 75
Barnet Council and NHS Barnet CCG entered into a
Collaborative Working Agreement dated 16 August 2013 for
integrated health and social care, relating to the
establishment and management of jointly commissioned
services. This is an overarching agreement for joint
working.
Speech and Language Therapy
Barnet Council and NHS Barnet CCG entered into a
Section 75 agreement inApril 2014
Occupational Therapy
Barnet Council and NHS Barnet CCG entered into a
Section 75 agreement in April 2013
Looked after Children
Barnet Council and NHS Barnet CCG entered into a
Section 75 agreement in April 2013
Under the approved Scheme of Delegation for Education
and Skills/Family Services, as found on the council’s
website, the Commissioning Director, Children and Young
People has the power to ‘Enter any S75 agreement with
Health Partners and monitor arrangements and agreement
and management of S75 agreement. This report authorises
the Council to enter into Deeds of Variation, in line with the
Council’s Contract Procedure Rules, covering:
This DPR seeks approval to:
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Extend the overarching Collaborative Working
Agreement to continue indefinitely and extend the
S75 agreements for the following services:
Speech and Language Therapy
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Extending the end date to March 2019 with the
estimated annual pooled fund of £2,053,635. The
London Borough of Barnet contribution is £403,635
and Clinical Commissioning Group contribution is
£1,650,000.
Occupational Therapy
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Extending the end date to March 2019 and the
estimated annual pooled fund of £401,000. The
London Borough of Barnet contribution is £60,000
and Clinical Commissioning Group contribution is
£341,000.
Looked after Children
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Extending with the end date to March 2019 and the
estimated annual pooled fund of £131,941. The
London Borough of Barnet contribution is £40,838
and Clinical Commissioning Group contribution is
£91,103.
The London Borough of Barnet contributions are funded
within the existing relevant budgets.
Section 75 agreements are overseen by the Council and
CCG’s Joint Commissioning Executive Group.
AUDIT TRAIL OF
DECISION – RETAINED
AND WHERE?
Children’s Joint Commissioning Unit
DECISION TAKER’S STATEMENT
I have the required powers to make the decision documented in this report. I am
responsible for the report’s content and am satisfied that all relevant advice has been
sought in the preparation of this report and that it is compliant with the decision
making framework of the organisation which includes Constitution, Scheme of
Delegation, Budget and Policy Framework and Legal issues including Equalities
obligations.
I authorise the above decision
Signed
Designation
Date
Commissioning Director of Children and Young
People
SELF-ASSURANCE CHECKLIST
(Removed prior to publication and retained by Governance Service)
Not all partners listed in the table below will always need to be consulted; just the
relevant partners - e.g. if the DPR is HR related, then HR Business Partner should be
consulted.
AUTHOR TO COMPLETE TABLE BELOW:
Who
Clearance Date
Name
Governance Champion
Director / AD / Lead
Commissioner
16/11/2016
Chris Munday
Enabling Board / Delivery Board
Commissioning and Policy
Equalities & Diversity
HR Business Partner
Strategic Procurement
HB Public Law
20/10/2016
GOS
Finance
09/11/2016
FB
Governance
21/10/2016
EG
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