Issue - meetings

It was proposed by the Cabinet member and agreed to defer a decision on the report to a later date.

Following comments from Cllr Lilley at Corporate Scrutiny Committee it had been suggested that the report be further reviewed and referred to the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care before being brought back to Cabinet for a decision in due course.

Consideration was given to the report which sought the Cabinet’s approval to continue the Public Health partnership between the Isle of Wight Council and Hampshire County Council in line with the 2019 agreement.

Concerns were raised that the report had not been considered by the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care and it was felt that if the partnership was to continue there should be an independent review to provide assurance that the partnership has been effective.

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health acknowledged the concerns of the committee and confirmed that the report would be amended to reflect that it was an interim report subject to a full review of the partnership in Autumn 2022.

RESOLVED:

i)               THAT the report be referred to the Policy and Scrutiny Committee for Health and Social Care for further comment.

ii)              THAT the Cabinet be requested to defer any decision until further consultation had taken place including an independent review of the partnership.