Decision details
Transfer of Commissioning Responsibility for Early Years (0-5 years) Public Health Services from NHS England to the Local Authority
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Agree the recommended approach to the transfer of commissioning responsibility for the 0-5 services to the Council on 1st October 2015.
Decision:
DECISION
1. To agree, in principle, to accept a novation of the current 0-5 services contract from NHS England to the Council on 1st October 2015.
2. To authorise the Director of Public Health, after consultation with the Service Head – Legal Services, to agree the terms of the novation on behalf of the Council, subject to due diligence checks.
3. To authorise the Director of Public Health to agree the amount of funding which the Council will accept to discharge the 0-5 public health functions which will transfer to it from 1st October 2015.
4. To authorise the Service Head – Legal Services to execute all necessary documentation to give effect to these decisions.
Action by:
INTERIM DIRECTOR, ADULT SERVICES (L. ADDAMS)
(Director of Public Health (S. Banerjee)
(Associate Director, Public Health (E. Trenchard-Mabere)
Report author: Esther Trenchard-Mabere
Publication date: 30/07/2015
Date of decision: 28/07/2015
Decided at meeting: 28/07/2015 - Cabinet
Effective from: 07/08/2015
Accompanying Documents:
PDF 143 KB