Issue - meetings

To consider a report on the terms of reference for the Health and Wellbeing Board

Further to the meeting of the Cabinet held on 25^th June 2012 consideration was given to the terms of reference for the Health and Well Being Board

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 required the Local Authority to establish a Health and Wellbeing Board for its area. Core membership included at least one local Councillor (nominated by the Council’s Leader) the Directors of Adult Social Services, Children’s Services and Public Health, a representative of the Local Healthwatch Organisation and a representative of each Clinical Commissioning Group and the NHS Commissioning Board. The Local Authority could also nominate such other individuals as they considered appropriate.

Once established in April 2013 the Board would be a Committee of the Local Authority but regulations under the Act would modify some of the normal requirements of the Local Government Act 1972 details of which were given in the report. The Regulations had not yet been published but it was anticipated that these would be available before 1^st April 2013.The report enclosed a draft terms of reference and recommended that these be approved until such time as the Regulations were published.

RESOLVED

1.         That the current Health and Wellbeing Board’s Terms of Reference be approved until such time as the regulatory guidance is published; and

2.         That following publication of the Regulations the Cabinet and the Constitution Committee be asked to review the Health and Wellbeing Board’s Terms of Reference and make recommendations on any modifications if required.