London Borough of Havering

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TITLE:

Establishing the Havering Borough Partnership and Integrated Care Board – Governance Arrangements

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DECISION MADE BY:

Cabinet

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DECISION:

Cabinet agreed and noted :

·       the formal establishment of NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) and associated Committees of the ICB on 1^st July 2022.

·       that the appointment of NEL representative councillors and officers to the ICB and its associated Committees, has not yet been agreed, and Cabinet will be updated in due course. Should a Havering Council officer be nominated, such an appointment will be made under existing officer delegations within part 3 of the council’s constitution.

·       the appointment by the Leader of the following political representative from Havering to the Integrated Care Partnership Board as a political appointment to an outside body: Councillor Gillian Ford, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health

·       to endorse the appointment of the Chief Executive of the council, as the Havering Placed Based Committee’s (a committee of the ICB, not the council) Lead Accountable Officer, and that this appointment has been made under existing officer delegations within part 3 of the council’s constitution.

·       the intention to review the relationship of the Havering Health & Wellbeing Board and the Place Based Partnership Committee, as well as the council’s health scrutiny functions

·       the establishment of the ICS Executive Committee to support the ICB, which will have representative senior officers from NEL constituent authorities, although these are yet to be determined.  Cabinet will be updated in due course.

·       that an update will be provided to Cabinet no later than October 2022.

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REASON FOR DECISION

In order to comply with the legislative framework for ICS’s as set out in the Health and Care Act 2022, the council must enter into integrated arrangements with the newly formed NHS North East London care system.  In practical terms this means councillor and officer representation in the Integrated Care Partnership statutory Integrated Care Board and its committees at a NEL level and the Havering Place Based Committee from 1^st July 2022.

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ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED

            The Integrated Care Board and Place Based Committee are statutory functions, and 

            a fundamental part of Integrated Care Systems. As such, there are no alternative  

            options to consider.

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