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This report seeks approval from Cabinet to award six contracts for the provision of two Mental Health Services (First Steps and Community Connections) in Surrey to commence on 1 April 2017 as the current arrangements end on 31 March 2017.

These contracts will enable Surrey County Council to fulfil its statutory duties under the Care Act 2014 to prevent, reduce and delay the care and support needs of those with mental health and emotional health issues. The Care Act gave Surrey County Council new duties to promote wellbeing. Adult Social Care, Public Health and the Clinical Commissioning Groups in Surrey have worked together to maximise the opportunities to ensure the outcomes of people with mental health needs are met in the most cost effective way. By recommending the contract awards of these two co-produced, evidence based and robustly evaluated mental health services, the County Council will effectively demonstrate its support for parity of esteem for mental health and improve the mental wellbeing of Surrey citizens.

N.B. There is a Part 2 report containing exempt information – item 23.

[The decision on this item may be called in by either the Council Overview Board or the Social Care Services Scrutiny Board]

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This item was deferred.