To consider the submitted report on the above.

The Council considered the submitted report on the Annual Strategic Agreement between Torbay Council, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust which set out the strategic direction designed to maximise choice and independence for those requiring adult social care and support in the context of an integrated care organisation.

It was proposed by Councillor Parrott and seconded by Councillor Barnby:

(i)            that the Annual Strategic Agreement (ASA) between Torbay Council, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust set out at Appendix 1 (and annexes 1 to 13) to the submitted report be approved;

(ii)          that, to support the funding requirements of Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust for 2016/17 as identified in the ASA, the Council allocates £2.4m to adult social care on a one off basis to be funded as identified in paragraph 4.8 of the submitted report; and

(iii)         that, the allocation of the Better Care Fund to specific schemes (as set out in Appendix 2 to the submitted report) be noted and that any subsequent changes in the allocation or the overall application required as a result of changes in central government guidance and/or the requirement of NHS England be agreed by the Chief Financial Officer and the Director of Adult Services, in consultation with the Executive Lead for Health and Wellbeing.

On being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried (unanimous).

The Director of Adult Services to present the latest version of the proposed Strategic Agreement between Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Torbay Council/South Devon and Torbay CCG.

Representatives from the Foundation Trust and CCG have been invited to attend the meeting.

The Board to review the proposed Strategic Agreement and make any recommendations to the Mayor.

(The Executive Lead for Children’s and Adult Services has been invited to attend the meeting but has sent his apologies.)

The Director of Adult Services provided the Board with an updated version of the Annual Agreement between Torbay Council, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust which had been prepared since February 2016 to allow for the NHS planning cycle.  The Agreement described how the Council would be making a greater financial contribution than had been expected in February 2016 and the accompanying report provided information of how that would be funded.

The Director explained that the allocation of £1.3 million Better Care Fund between the Council and the CCG had been disputed but that, following mediation, an agreement had been reached as set out in the Agreement.

Resolved:  that, whilst the Board has no specific recommendations, it is felt that the recurrent basis of the agreement reached between the Council and the CCG with the Council contributing £926,000 throughout the lifetime of the Risk Share Agreement should be made explicit in the covering report to the Council.

To consider the submitted report on the above Policy Framework document and any recommendations from the Overview and Scrutiny Board.

The Council considered the submitted report on the Annual Strategic Agreement which set out the arrangements for Torbay Council and South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group to commission Adult Care services from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.  It was noted the Agreement set out the strategic direction to maximise choice and independence for those who required adult social care and support, together with objectives for the Trust to meet and to enable performance monitoring.

It was proposed by Councillor Parrott and seconded by Councillor Mills:

            that the Annual Strategic Agreement between Torbay Council, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust set out at Appendix 1 (and annexes 1 to 13) to the submitted report be approved.

On being put to the vote, the motion was declared carried (unanimous).

To consider the draft Strategic Agreement and to make any recommendations to the Mayor.

The Board considered the draft Strategic Agreement between Torbay Council and Torbay and Southern Devon NHS Foundation Trust.  It was noted that the detail within the draft Agreement had been subject to debate and discussion during the recent Review of Priorities and Resources and therefore no further recommendations would be made.