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Helping it Work Robin Lorimer Commissioning Support Team Department for Children, Schools and Families lorimer@btconnect.com. EARLY COMMISSIONING. THE CHILDREN’S PLAN: BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES. A “new leadership role for Children Trusts in every area”. LEADERSHIP & PARTNERSHIP:
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Helping it Work Robin Lorimer Commissioning Support Team Department for Children, Schools and Families lorimer@btconnect.com
THE CHILDREN’S PLAN: BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES • A “new leadership role for Children Trusts in every area”
LEADERSHIP & PARTNERSHIP: - A WELL KNOWN PHRASE? No Because….. Yes if……..
MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP Joint working Joint Planning Joint Commissioning
ACHIEVING CHANGE FOR CHILDREN Via: • Integrated strategy: joint planning and commissioning, pooled budgets; and • Inter-agency governance, with robust arrangements for inter-agency cooperation: Emphasising: • Commissioning for Performance • Money transfer and shared use of funds • Ensuring systems and services for integrating delivery
CONTEXT S.10: Each children’s services authority in England must make arrangements to promote co-operation between: (a) the authority; (b) relevant partners; and (c) such other persons or bodies as the authority consider appropriate
CHILDREN ACT S10: Children Service Authority & Relevant Partners– promote cooperation toimprove the well being of Children District Councils, Police , Probation, YOT, SHA, PCT, Learning and Skills Council) These may: Provide staff, goods and services or establish a pooled fund out of which payments may be made in the discharge of functions of the relevant partner or partners
CHILDREN ACT S11 Distinction: Arrangements to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children “Relevant Partners” + Special HA, NHST, NHSFT, British Transport Police, Prison and Secure Training Centres to ensure that their functions are discharged
JOINT FUNDING CHOICES Better Outcomes for Children’s Services through Joint Funding, DCFS, 2007 http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/planningandcommissioning/jointfunding/ -With Case Studies
S75 FUNCTIONS DELEGABLE - NHS (a) the function of providing, or making arrangements for the provision of, services - (i) under sections 2 and 3(1) of the 1977 Act, including rehabilitation services and services intended to avoid admission to hospital but excluding surgery, radiotherapy, termination of pregnancies, endoscopy, the use of Class 4 laser treatments[8] and other invasive treatments and emergency ambulance services;
S75 FUNCTIONS DELEGABLE - LA National Assistance Social Services Act Adoption Act Mental Health Act Registered Homes Act Children Act Disabled Persons Housing Act Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act Environmental Protection Act Highways Act Education Acts
SECTION 28A AND 28BB(S256 & S76) Money Transfers/Grants Satisfied that payment is likely to secure a more effective use of public funds than an equivalent use on own functions For revenue or capital (returnable) and land based schemes
SECTION 10 - Pooling Funds (Relevant Partners) for all SECTION 28A AND 28BB (S256 & S76) - Money Transfers/Grants (NHS /LA) S75 HEALTH ACT FLEXIBILITIES - Delegate and merge functions: • Lead Commissioning • Integrated Management • Integrated Provision • “Pooled Budgets”
PARTNERSHIP SCHEMES AND CASE STUDIES • 25 Schemes • £196 mlln (S75) • Top 4 = 89% • £15 mlln (S10) • S10 Partnership Enabling Agreements • Commissioning Development
AGREEMENT TEMPLATE FOR S10 POOLED FUND • Draft Agreement • Schedules: • O&DP • Services • Resources • Governance and Performance • http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk:80/strategy/planningandcommissioning/jointfunding/
A FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP? • Sound Governance • Shared Agreement on Needs • A Single Agreement to cooperate • A Single Agreed Plan for Commissioning • Lead on Performance and Outcomes • Enable Integration • Aligned Resources • S256 & S76 Grants • S75 Choices • S10 Children Act Pool – Relevant Partners • Resource Partnership, Management and Development • Secure Provision