Decision details

To agree the Surrey Better Care Fund Plan on behalf of Surrey County Council.

To authorise the Health and Wellbeing Board, the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Health and Wellbeing Board as co-chairman, to sign off the Surrey Better Care Fund Plan for submission to NHS England by 4 April 2014

(1)        That the final draft of the Surrey Better Care Fund return on behalf of the County Council be noted.  The return will proceed to the Surrey Health & Wellbeing Board for sign off and submission to NHS England by 4 April 2014 deadline.

(2)        That the Assistant Chief Executive and Interim Strategic Director Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Health & Wellbeing Board be delegated, to agree any amendments to the Surrey Better Care Fund return prior to submission.

Reasons for Decisions:

The Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England guidance on the Better Care Fund states that the return should be agreed between the County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups and that it has to be signed off by the Health and Wellbeing Board for final submission by 4 April 2014.

[The decisions on this item may be called in by either the Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee or the Adult Social Care Select Committee]