Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services

Cabinet Member:     Councillor Watson (in advisory role)

Commissioner:         Bradwell

Recommendations:

1.    That a Section 75 agreement be established outlining commissioning arrangements and a pooled fund for the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services to sign the Section 75 Agreement on behalf of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

3.    That approval be given to the Council’s financial contribution into the pooled fund at the 2017/18 CAMHS budgeted cash limit.

Consideration was given to the report which provided details of the existing Partnership Agreement for the commissioning of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) between Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council and Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group, the Partners to this Agreement. The transition of this into a Section 75 Agreement restated the shared commitment of the two organisations to the further development of their commissioning partnership and joint market approach in relation to service improvement and transformation of CAMHS in Rotherham.

The Section 75 Agreement would build upon the existing partnership by adding a robust framework for managing the service including performance management and formalising a pooled funding arrangement for the provision of CAMHS services over the medium term.

The Clinical Commissioning Group would act as host and the lead commissioner for the pooled fund in partnership with the Council who would maintain existing financial contributions to CAMHS and continue as provider of the Rotherham Therapeutic Team.

Commissioner Kenny agreed:-  (1)  That a Section 75 Agreement be established outlining commissioning arrangements and a pooled fund for the provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

(2)  That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Children’s Services to sign the Section 75 Agreement on behalf of the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

(3)  That the Council’s financial contribution into the pooled fund at the 2017/18 CAMHS budgeted cash limit be approved.