Helping it WorkRobin 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”

No Because…..No Because…..

Yes if……..Yes if……..

LEADERSHIP & PARTNERSHIP:

- A WELL KNOWN PHRASE?

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 ACTS10:

Children Service Authority & Relevant Partners – promote cooperation to improve 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 allSECTION 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