Issue - meetings

[To approve arrangements for the administration of the Black Country Community Discharge Grant]

1.      That City of Wolverhampton Council accepts, holds and distributes the Community Discharge Grant awarded by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on behalf of the Black Country region which includes the administrative areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton Transforming Care Partnership.

2.      That the Council accepts the role of accountable body to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for the grant.

3.      That the Council enter into such legal agreements as necessary to receive the grant as lead authority on behalf of the Black Country Transforming Care Partnership and any further grant payments in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

4.      That the Council sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to accept the grant of £657,414 for the Black Country Region.

5.      That the creation of a supplementary revenue budget in accordance with the MOU document, fully funded by the grant be approved.

6.      That it be noted that City of Wolverhampton Council would not be responsible for decisions regarding the approval of grant applications and monitoring of the use of the grant, this would remain the role of the Black Country Transforming Care Partnership Board, of which we are a key partner.

Councillor Linda Leach presented the report on a proposal for the Council to accept the role of accountable body for the Community Discharge Grant on behalf of the Black Country Transforming Care Partnership (TCP).  The Partnership worked together to find local and regional alternatives to psychiatric hospitals by supporting people locally with the right health and wrap around social care support.  The grant could be used for training, supporting services to avoid adults with learning disability from admission to hospital or to support their timely discharge from hospital.  While the grant was for use across the Black Country region young people and adults in Wolverhampton would also benefit.  Taking the lead in administrating the grant demonstrated the Council’s continued ambition and commitment to supporting adults with a learning disability in quality and local services.

Resolved:

1.    That City of Wolverhampton Council accepts, holds and distributes the Community Discharge Grant awarded by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on behalf of the Black Country region which includes the administrative areas of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton Transforming Care Partnership.

2.    That the Council accepts the role of accountable body to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care for the grant.

3.    That the Council enter into such legal agreements as necessary to receive the grant as lead authority on behalf of the Black Country Transforming Care Partnership and any further grant payments in 2021-22 and 2022-23.

4.    That the Council sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to accept the grant of £657,414 for the Black Country Region.

5.    That the creation of a supplementary revenue budget in accordance with the MOU document, fully funded by the grant be approved.

6.    That it be noted that City of Wolverhampton Council would not be responsible for decisions regarding the approval of grant applications and monitoring of the use of the grant, this would remain the role of the Black Country Transforming Care Partnership Board, of which we are a key partner.