Agenda item

Richard Stocks presented the report, after which the following questions were asked:

It was queried how the Disabled Facilities Grant funding listed in Appendix 1 was split between districts. It was confirmed that the allocation of the funding was decided by central Government.

It was asked whether the Disabled Facilities Grant incorporated a Dementia Dwelling Grant. This was confirmed to be the case. A formal response as to whether this funding could be maintained was requested. Kevin Dicks confirmed this as an action, undertaking to report back to the Board.

Board Members asked to what degree the Board was able to influence the spend of the funds detailed in the report. It was explained that a large proportion of the BCF was committed to existing services. For this reason, there was little room to alter the spending levels. If it were decided that a particular service needed to be terminated or changed, the funding could be allocated to a different area, however a transition plan would be required as stranded costs would be likely to be incurred. There was some discretion when there was growth in the BCF, and this was managed by the Integrated Commissioning Executive Officer Group which decided the operational priorities around the integrated care agenda.

RESOLVED that the Health and Well-being Board approved the 2021/2022 BCF budget and the BCF 2020/21 annual return, which includes the year end outturn, in line with national requirements.