Background and Principles. 1. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a framework within which the Partners will enable transfers of funding pursuant to Section 256 of the NHS Act 2006 and in line with the National Health Service (Conditions relating to payments by NHS Bodies to Local Authorities) Directions 2013, to enable those funds transferred to be invested by social care for the benefit of health and to improve overall health gain.
Background and Principles. 1. The purpose of this Memorandum of Agreement is to provide a framework within which the Parties will enable transfers of funding pursuant to Section 256 of the XXX Xxx 0000 and in line with the National Health Service (Conditions relating to payments by NHS Bodies to Local Authorities) Directions 2013, to enable those funds transferred to be invested by social care for the benefit of health and to improve overall health gain.
2. For 2014/15 the funding transfer to West Berkshire Council by the NHS consists of two allocations. The main component is
£1. 878m plus an additional grant for preparing for the Better Care Fund of £417k amounting to a total of £2,295,781.
3. NHS England Thames Valley, on the recommendation of West Berkshire clinical commissioning group and the West Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Board (“through approval of s256 paper at its meeting on 24th July 2014 and is satisfied that: • the transfer of this funding is consistent with their Strategic Plan that it is likely to secure a more effective use of public funds than if the funds were used for solely NHS purposes, in line with the conditions relating to Section 256 payments the Act. • The transfer of these funds has had regard to the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, the draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy and the commissioning plans of both the Clinical Commissioning Group and Local Authority. • The funding transfer will make a positive difference to social care services, and outcomes for users, compared to service plans in the absence of a funding transfer
Background and Principles. 1.1. The Parties are the statutory waste collection authorities for the City of Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire respectively.
1.2. In October 2014 both parties “agreed to the creation of a single shared waste service (the Service), wholly owned and run by the local authorities, with a single management structure and workforce, located at the W resolved in Depot using a single pool of vehicles for Cambridge City and South Cambridgeshire District Council’s.
1.3. The purpose of this Memorandum is to record the in principle agreement of the Parties to the creation of that Single Shared Waste Service
1.4. The key objectives of the parties are as follows:
1.4.1. lower operational costs, particularly in the areas of premises, management, administration, fleet and equipment costs;
1.4.2. maintaining and improving service quality that residents can see and appreciate;
1.4.3. increased opportunities to market and compete for additional business, for instance in relation to trade waste;
1.4.4. new opportunities to reduce net costs in relation to fleet procurement and maintenance;
1.4.5. achievement of service improvements, greater resilience and better performance, through shared knowledge and experience; and
1.4.6. enhanced opportunities to work with other Cambridgeshire local authorities via the RECAP Waste Partnership to reduce waste collection and disposal costs, improve income and secure service improvements.
1.5. The Principles of collaboration are as follows:
1.5.1. A ‘Whole System’ approach will be adopted to minimise costs to the public purse and avoid ‘cost shunting’ to any other public body.
1.5.2. Neither party will knowingly do anything to the detriment of the other party
1.5.3. Both parties commit to: • Building and maintaining trust and good relationships • Willingness to collaborate, co-operate and compromise • Transparency and openness • Strong leadership and clear governance • Good communication and continuous dialogue • Sharing best practice and information • Seeking out improvements and further efficiencies for residents and the Service and where possible securing these for the future • Equality of approach, recognising and respecting differences and acting in good faith • Fair and where appropriate equal contributions of resources to the creation of the Service to the benefit and mutual advantage of each Party
1.6. In this Memorandum any reference to the Service shall include:
1.6.1. Domestic refuse operations, policy and management activities...
Background and Principles. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a framework within which the Parties will enable transfers of revenue funding pursuant to Section 256 of the 2006 NHS Act
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