Issue - meetings

To establish a Health and Wellbeing Board with effect from 1 April 2013 and to appoint the following members:-

(a)       Councillors

Bryan Leck (Conservative)

Adrian Nottingham (Ind. Ratepayers)

Tom McGee (Labour)

John Pantall (Lib Dem)

(b)       Clinical Commissioning Group

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gaynor Mullins

Dr Vicci Owen Smith

(c)        HealthWatch

John Leach

(d)       Statutory Officers

Terry Dafter (as designated Director for Adult Services)

Dr Stephen Watkins (as Director of Public Health)

Andrew Webb (as designated Director for Children Services)

(e)       NHS Commissioning Board

Trish Bennett

The Leader of the Council (Policy, Reform and Finance) (Councillor Sue Derbyshire) requested that the Council Meeting give consideration to the establishment of a Health and Wellbeing Board with effect from 1 April 2013 and to appoint members to the Board.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to the establishment of a Health and Wellbeing Board with effect from 1 April 2013 comprised of the following members:-

(a)       Councillors

Bryan Leck (Conservative)

Adrian Nottingham (Ind. Ratepayers)

Tom McGee (Labour)

John Pantall (Lib Dem)

(b)       Clinical Commissioning Group

Jane Crombleholme

Dr Ranjit Gill

Gaynor Mullins

Dr Vicci Owen Smith

(c)        HealthWatch

John Leach

(d)       Statutory Officers

Terry Dafter (as designated Director for Adult Services)

Dr Stephen Watkins (as Director of Public Health)

Andrew Webb (as designated Director for Children Services)

(e)       NHS Commissioning Board

Trish Bennett

The Executive Councillor (Governance & Corporate Services) submitted reports (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to consider proposed changes to the Council Constitution arising from the requirement of the Health & Social Care Act 2012 for the Council to establish a Health and Wellbeing Board.

The Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee had also considered the proposals and their comments had been circulated to members of the Executive for information.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to adopt the proposed changes to the Constitution in relation to the Health & Wellbeing Board and to authorise the Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Chair of the Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group, to make any necessary further amendments that may be required following publication of Regulations.

To consider a report of the Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services)

This report considers the governance arrangements for the Health & Wellbeing Board after 1 April 2013, including resultant changes to the Council’s Constitution.

The comments of the Constitution Working Party to be held on 23 January 2013 will be circulated prior to the meeting.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to consider the draft Article, the recommendations of the Shadow Health & Wellbeing Board and to recommend to the Council Meeting that the Article be adopted for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution and to delegate to the Council’s Monitoring Officer, in consultation with Group Leaders and the Chair of the Clinical Commissioning Group, the authority to make any necessary alterations to the Article that may arise as a result of forthcoming regulations.

Officer Contact: Jonathan Vali on 0161 474 3201 or e mail: jonathan.vali@stockport.gov.uk

The Service Director (Legal & Democratic Services) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) considering the governance arrangements for the Health & Wellbeing Board after 1 April 2013, including resultant changes to the Council’s Constitution.

It was reported that the Constitution Working Party on 23 January 2013 had considered the draft Article and recommend that the Article be adopted for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution and to delegate to the Council’s Monitoring Officer, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Chair of the Clinical Commissioning Group, the authority to make any necessary alterations to the Article that may arise as a result of forthcoming regulations.

The Working Party had also favoured the appointment of four Councillors to the Health and Wellbeing Board (one from each of political group) but supported this number not being enshrined within the Constitution. They suggested that the governance arrangements for the Board be reviewed in 12 months.

RESOLVED – That the recommendation of the Constitution Working Party be endorsed.