Agenda item - Section 75 Agreement review between Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT)

RESOLVED:

1.    That the Board notes the update in relation to the existing s75 arrangements between the Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT) in relation to integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services as set out in this report.

2.    That the Board authorises the Executive Director Health and Adult Social Care, following consultation with the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to finalise and enter into two new Section 75 Partnership Agreements for the provision of:

·         Mental Health Services; and

·         Specialist Health Related Learning Disability Services

for persons over the age of 18 for a period of three years, with the option to extend the agreements for a further two year period.

8.1       Officers introduced the report which proposed moving from a single section 75 agreement to two section 75 agreements. This would allow greater focus on both services and improved governance.

8.2       Councillor Taylor stated that he would like papers which recommended delegating further decisions to officer to include more detail about what the expected outcomes of the contracts or agreements would be.

8.3       The Executive Director, Health & Adult Social Care responded that he would share the schedules of the section 75 agreements once they had been drafted and the Chair could a make decision about whether it would be appropriate for a full report to be brought back to the Board.

8.4       David Liley welcomed the Executive Director’s response as he felt it was important draft specifications were made available for comment to a variety of stakeholders including service users.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the Board notes the update in relation to the existing s75 arrangements between the Council and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT) in relation to integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services as set out in this report.

2.    That the Board authorises the Executive Director Health and Adult Social Care, following consultation with the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to finalise and enter into two new Section 75 Partnership Agreements for the provision of:

·         Mental Health Services; and

·         Specialist Health Related Learning Disability Services

for persons over the age of 18 for a period of three years, with the option to extend the agreements for a further two year period.