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Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I, Cllr Boshell, Statutory Deputy City Mayor in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution do hereby:

Approve on behalf of the City Mayor the expenditure budget for 2017/18 and the financial plan for the period up to 2020/21.

The Reasons are:

The funding contributions into the Pooled Budget are a “level 1” decision. That is to say, it is a matter reserved for the Cabinet and Governing Body of the Council and CCG respectively.

The CCG and the Council has formally agreed the contributions to the Pooled budget in May 2017. 

The expenditure plan for 2017/18 to 2020/21 for the pooled budget is details in Appendix 2 of the report and the plan is summarised below in Table 2 of the report.

The main assumptions used in constructing the expenditure budget are as follows:

• Inflation has been added to the provider contracts
• Price increases for NHS tariffs have been built into opening contracts
• The living wage funding for 2016/17 has been built into opening contracts and the living wage funding for 2017/18 onwards has been set aside in reserves
• Cost pressures arising in 2016/17 have been funded in opening budgets for 2017/18, namely Sleep-ins and Continuing Healthcare/Funded nursing Care price increases
• The opening contract for 2017/18 for ASC is based on 2016/17 plan and does not incorporate the overspend for Learning Disability
• Savings targets identified in the Salford locality plan have been taken out of opening contracts, namely £2m for unplanned hospital admissions and circa £1.5m in relation to residential care.

Assessment of Risk:

Within the financial plan are some risks in delivering a balanced financial position which are articulated in section 5 of the report. Mitigations to offset these risks are also highlighted in that section.

The source of funding is: Salford City Council and NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

Legal Advice obtained:  N/A

Financial Advice obtained: Steve Dixon Director of Finance,

Procurement Advice obtained: N/A

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*         This decision was published on 15 May 2017                                             

*         This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 22 May 2017 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.

Salford City Council - Record of Decision

I Cllr Boshell, Statutory Deputy City Mayor, in exercise of the powers contained within the City Council constitution, do hereby:

Approve Option 2 within the paper and identify members of the ICJC to be Partner Planning Process, in addition to SRFT Senior Managers.

The Reasons are:

In the Chancellor’s Spring Budget 2017 Council’s received significant additional non recurrent funding for the purpose of meeting adult social care needs, and reducing pressures on the NHS and stabilising the social care market.

Commissioners in Adult Social Care in collaboration with Divisional Directors Adult Social Care (SRFT) have developed initial proposals for expenditure. These proposals support the commissioning intentions set out in the Service and Financial Plan (approved in November 2016)

Implementing the full range of proposals without certainty of longer term funding pending the Green Paper would mean that overall there is a recurrent risk at the end of the 3 year life span (31.3.2020) of the Grant.  The risk largely relates in part to staffing costs associated with the proposals. Therefore option 2 within the report is being recommended i.e engaging in a partnership planning process with senior managers in Salford Royal Foundation Trust.

Assessment of Risk:  Medium Option 2 planning session is required to mitigate risk of recurrent funding.

The source of funding is Adult Social Care Grant.

Legal Advice obtained:  N/A

Financial Advice obtained: Chris Hesketh, Strategic Finance Manager.

Procurement Advice: N/A.

Contact Officer:       Jennifer McGovern            Tel No 0161 793 2202

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*         This decision was published on 15 May 2017                                             

*         This decision will come in force at 4.00 p.m. on 22 May 2017 unless it is called-in in accordance with the Decision Making Process Rules.