Issue - meetings

Councillor Getliffe submits a report that identifies those aspects of the Health and Social Care Bill that will have implications for the Council and to propose how the issues identified can be addressed when the legislation takes effect. The Cabinet is recommended to note the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill and the implications for the Council; to receive a further report on the proposals for how the new scrutiny powers for the Council in relation to the NHS might best be achieved; make suitable representations to Government in support of the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Social Services proposal that care trusts should have joint governance arrangements and not be wholly NHS bodies and commission a further report on the anticipated budget implications of the Long Term Care Funding changes for 2001/2 and 2002/3.  Any views of the Social Services and Personal Health Scrutiny Committee will be reported to the meeting.

Councillor Getliffe submitted a report that identified those aspects of the Health and Social Care Bill that would have implications for the Council and proposing how the issues identified could be addressed when the legislation took effect.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the provisions of the Health and Social Care Bill and the implications for the City Council be noted;

(2)that a further report be received on proposals for how the new scrutiny powers for the Council in relation to the National Health Service might best be exercised;

(3)that suitable representations be made to the Government in support of the Local Government Association and the Association of Directors of Social Services' proposal that Care Trusts should have joint governance arrangements and not be wholly NHS bodies; and

(4)that a further report be submitted on the anticipated budget implications of the Long Term Care Funding changes 2001/2 and 2002/3.