Decision Maker: Executive Director - Adult Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Better Care Fund is a partnership
arrangement between NHS bodies and the Council under section 75 of
the National Health Services Act 2006.
The Better Care Fund has been established since 2015 to support the
local integration of health and social care and to achieve the
National Conditions and Local Objectives set out in the Better Care
Fund Plan.
A specific Better Care Fund section 75 agreement has been created
with Slough Borough Council and Frimley ICB to ensure clarity on
financial management and audit arrangements.
Legal advice stated “As such, a Section 75 Agreement will not
require a separate Cabinet Authority and/or Business Case and can
be sealed under the authority of an authorised officer in line with
the Scheme of Delegation (section 3.6 of the
Constitution)…You should still complete a Significant
Officer Decision form for this matter given the value of the spend
which results from this overarching agreement”
Delegated authority decision in line with the
scheme of delegation (3.6 of the constitution) for Slough Borough
Council to sign and seal the overarching Section 75 agreement with
Frimley ICB for the governance of the Better Care Fund.
It is a legal requirement as part of the
Better Care Fund that a Section 75 agreement is in place that has
been signed by both Slough Borough Council and Frimley
ICB.
Publication date: 01/12/2023
Date of decision: 22/11/2023