Agenda and minutes

That the minutes of the meeting held on 24 June 2013 be agreed as a correct record.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Tom Davey.

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For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED

1.    That the Treasury Management activity and position for the year ended 31 March 2013 be noted and

2.    That the Committee note the Council’s response to continuing market uncertainty which is set out in section 9.1.

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED

That the Committee:

1.    authorise the extension of contracts with two providers of Independent Reviewing Officer services, as set out in paragraph 6.6, and authorise waivers of Contract Procedure Rules to enable this

2.    authorise that the contract with Careervision for the provision of a Client Caseload Information System is extended until 31 March 2014 up to the value of £40,000, with authorisation for a further 6 month extension if required up to the value of a further £30,000, and agree to vary the contract as needed to incorporate the requirements of Raising Participation age duties, and authorise waivers of Contract Procedure Rules to enable this

3.    authorise that the Council enter into contracts with five providers of social care placements as set out in paragraph 6.8 for a period of 12 months, with authorisation for a 6 month extension, if required, to enable sufficient time to develop suitable alternative arrangements

4.    authorise that a competitive tender process is undertaken for Short Breaks provision during 2013/14, with contracts to commence on 1 April 2014, up to the value of £3,500,000 over 3 years

5.    authorise additional expenditure up to a total of £200,000 over a five year period on an early intervention system, and of up to a total of £218,000 over a five year period on an e-finance system

6.    authorise expenditure of up to £350,000 for up to a five year period to deliver additional case management and e-finance capability for educational services, subject to the availability of funding being confirmed as set out in paragraph 6.10, and, as outlined in paragraph 9.6, to involve a single tender action subject to confirmation from the Commercial lead, or an alternative procurement route should this not prove possible.

7.    authorise expenditure of up to £50,000 for up to a five year period to deliver additional case management and e-finance capability for the two year old offer as set out in this report

8.    subject to 1.6 to 1.7 above, agree to vary the contract with Tribal to include additional functionality as required

9.    authorise the purchase of licenses for Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) each year and related training up to £30,000 over three years

For the reasons set out in the Cabinet Member’s report,

RESOLVED

1.    That the Committee authorises the development of an overarching Section 75 National Health Services Act 2006 Agreement (Section 75 Agreement) between London Borough of Barnet and NHS Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to jointly commission adult health and social care services as part of the Health and Social Care Integration Programme, as set out in section 9 of this report.

2.    That the Committee delegates authority to the Cabinet Member for Resources and Performance and the Cabinet Member for Adults to approve the full scope and financial arrangements under the Section 75 Agreement.

3.    That the Committee delegates approval of further amendments to the Agreement to the Director for Adults and Communities.

Members noted this item had been withdrawn from the agenda by officers. The decision will be taken by a delegated authority and progressed accordingly.

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Members noted this item had been withdrawn from the agenda by officers. The decision will be taken by a delegated authority and progressed accordingly.

There were none.