Decision details

This report will explore the rationale for pooling the Medway Council and Medway Primary Care Trust learning disability budgets.

34/2005 The Cabinet recommended to Council on 24 February 2005:

(i) that the Director of Health and Community Services, Director of Finance and Corporate Services and the Assistant Director Legal and Contract Services be delegated authority, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Finance and Health and Community Services, to agree the formal terms of the section 31 agreement (which will be based upon the principles outlined in the report)

(ii) to agree the creation of a pooled budget arrangement between Medway Council and Medway PCT for existing and future Learning Disability budgets from 1 April 2005, and for Medway Council to host the pooled budget.