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Better Care Fund Update 2021/22 and 2022-23

Meeting: 25/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 46)

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Decision:

Option 1 – namely: To note the proposals and provide approval for:

i)                 Key areas for review in 2021-22

ii)               How the BCF allocated funds are intended to be managed by senior staff of both the council and Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to develop and report the BCF scheme and the schemes for 2021/2022 and 2022/23.

iii)              Agree issue of Deed for Variation for 2021-22 and develop a revised Better Care Fund S75 Agreement with revised schemes for 2022-23.

 

Minutes:

The current BCF had been in place since 2017. An overview and update on the national direction of the current BCF and the development of the BCF for 2022-23 was given. The need for better sharing and management of resources was agreed. A place-based partnership would have implications on allocations of the BCF but these would be discussed with partners to give the community a better voice. Guidance was awaited from the government.


Meeting: 14/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 7.)

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Meeting: 12/10/2021 - Corporate Scrutiny Committee (Item 31)

Better Care Fund Update 2021/22 and 2022-23

Minutes:

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on the review and direction of travel of the current Better Care Fund (BCF) Section 75 Agreement; the national direction and principles for management of 2021-22 BCF; and the development of the 2022-23 BCF. No comments or questions were raised and it was requested that the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care be requested to monitor the matter.

 

RESOLVED:

 

THAT the report and proposed recommendations be noted, and the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care be requested to monitor the matter.