1. That that the Section 75 Agreement (Pooled Budget) with the NHS

Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group be approved to continue for 2018-2019.

2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Members for Adults, Public Health and Wellbeing and Resources, in consultation with the Director of Adult Social Service, Director of Public Health and the Director of Finance, to approve the revised Section 75 Agreement (Pooled Budget) for 2018-2019.

In the absence of Councillor Sandra Samuels OBE, Councillor Roger Lawrence presented the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement (Pooled Budget 2018 – 2019) for approval. In order to operate a pooled budget, the partners were required to have in place a Section 75 Agreement. If the existing Section 75 Agreement with the NHS Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group was not continued, the partners would fail to comply with the requirements of NHS England under the Better Care Fund Pooled Fund arrangements. If this were the case, relevant funding would not be received.

Resolved:

1. That that the Section 75 Agreement (Pooled Budget) with the NHS

Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group be approved to continue for 2018-2019.

2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Members for Adults, Public Health and Wellbeing and Resources, in consultation with the Director of Adult Social Service, Director of Public Health and the Director of Finance, to approve the revised Section 75 Agreement (Pooled Budget) for 2018-2019.