Purpose

The report requested Adult Social Care and
Public Health Committee to retrospectively approve the Section 75
pooled fund arrangement for 2022/23 between the Integrated Care
Board (ICB) and the Council and give delegated authority to the
Director of Law and Governance in consultation with the Director of
Care and Health to sign off the agreement. The report described the
arrangements, content, and value of the 2022/2023 Section 75 and
set out the additional funding that the ICB contributed to the
pool. The report set out how the content of the S75 supported the
outcomes of the Healthy Wirral Plan and achieved the Governments
priorities for 2022/23.

Decision

Resolved –
that,
 
1. The continuation
and value of the pooled fund arrangement between the Council and
the ICB for 2022/23 as set out in the report be approved.
 
2. The shared risk
arrangements are limited to the Better Care Fund (BCF)  arrangements only, which is currently reporting a
break-even position be noted.
 
3. The increase in
the Section 75 pooled fund in November 2022 as a result of the
Adult Social Care Discharge Fund be noted.
 
4. The Director of
Law and Governance be authorised in consultation with the Director
of Care and Health to enter a S75 Agreement with the Wirral ICB for
2022/23.
 
5. Committee would
welcome an explanation of the movements in the Better Care funding
streams at a forthcoming workshop.