Decision details

Approval To Enter Into a S76 Agreement With The Cambridgeshire And Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group - APR19/CMDN/109

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children's Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Cabinet Member authorise the Council to enter into a Section 76 Agreement under the National Health Service Act 2006 with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group for the payment of £250,000 relating to the speech and language therapy services (SALT) across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

 

Reasons for the decision:

The Section 76 agreement will enable the delivery of an integrated and consistent Speech and Language Therapy for children, thereby improving outcomes for children and young people.

Alternative options considered:

To do nothing – this has been rejected as the joint agreement between Peterborough City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG has led to improved outcomes as detailed in section 3.4.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

Approval to enter a Section 76 agreement with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group - AUG17/CMDN/33.

 

Decision to enter into a Section 76 Agreement for the delivery of integrated Speech and Language Therapy Services FEB18/CMDN/91.

 

Publication date: 26/04/2019

Date of decision: 26/04/2019

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