Decision details

To endorse the transition of Public Health commissioning functions to the Council from April 2013, and approve the aligned TUPE transfer of Public Health Staff to the LA, the baseline public health expenditure allocation and the novation of existing Public Health contracts.

The Executive Meeting considered proposals for the transfer of responsibility for public health from the NHS to the Council, in line with the Health & Social Care Act 2012 and has agreed that:-

·                the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE)  transfers between the PCT and Council and the results of the various consultation exercises be noted;

·                the acceptance of the Contracts Transfer Scheme, which will take place at the end of March 2013, be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the relevant executive councillors;

·                any public health contracts that are not covered by the Transfer Scheme and which were of a value in excess of the Council’s contracting and tendering procedures and delegation be subject to an Urgent Decision.

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NHS Public Health staff; Local Authority staff; local councillors; shadow Health and Well Being Board; Health Scrutiny Committee; and Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group.