FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 9.1 The Financial Contribution of the CCG and the Council to any Pooled Fund for the first Financial Year of operation shall be as set out in Schedule 1. 9.2 The contribution by the Council to the Pooled Funds shall be made upon the gross figure before deduction for charges levied on Service Users. 9.3 Except in relation to the Payment for Performance Fund or where otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Partners shall make their Financial Contributions into the Pooled Funds on a quarterly basis throughout the Financial Year. 9.4 Any changes to the level of the Partner’s Financial Contribution in-year will be agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive. 9.5 Where the Lead Partner is different from the Host Partner, unless otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Lead Partner will invoice the Host Partner in arrears on a quarterly basis for its Permitted Expenditure from the Pooled Fund. 9.6 In the Quarter ending 31st March in any Financial Year, the Partners acting through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall consider their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for the next Financial Year. 9.7 The Partners shall confirm in writing by the 1 April of each Financial Year their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for that Financial Year as agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive. 9.8 When determining the Partners contributions to a Pooled Fund in Financial Years subsequent to the first Financial Year, it is the intention of the Partners, in normal circumstances, to take into consideration the following factors: • Any changes to the commissioning responsibilities of either Partner • National Guidance and National Conditions • Pay and non-pay Inflation • Any agreed growth or reduction in the relevant Services • Local planning considerations • Any efficiency savings required. 9.9 In the event that the financial contributions of any Partner to a Pooled Fund in any Financial Year (the “New Financial Year”): 9.9.1 are less than that in the previous Financial Year as increased by the relevant inflation factor; and/or 9.9.2 do not cover cost pressures on the Services the Partners through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall negotiate appropriate changes in the Services so that expenditure will be covered by the financial contributions for the New Financial Year. 9.10 The Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall clearly identify any investments and disinvestments in Services and/or individual Pooled Funds and these shall be expressly documented in the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutes. 9.11 With the exception of Clause 12, no provision of this Agreement shall preclude the Partners from making additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments to the Pooled Fund from time to time by mutual agreement. Any such additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments shall be explicitly recorded in Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutes and recorded in the budget statement as a separate item.
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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 9.1 6.1 The Financial Contribution SYICB (Rotherham Place)’s base contribution for 2024/25 will be £28.261m and the Council’s base contribution, including the Improved Better Care Fund (iBCF), will be £26.077m as per the table below: Better Care Fund 2024/25 Budget 2024/25 INVESTMENT 2024/25 SPLIT BY POOL BCF Investment SYICB SHARE RMBC SHARE Total Pool 1 RMBC Hosted Pool 2 SYICB Hosted £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Appendix 2A provides a list of detailed schemes under each theme.
6.2 In the event that the partners agree to extend this agreement, there will be no automatic annual uplift to the amounts stated in this agreement for any subsequent year. Any uplift to these figures in future years will be determined by both partners as part of their budget setting process.
6.3 It is expected that the Pool Fund Managers will manage the Agreement within the approved budget for the financial year. Any proposed expenditure over and above the approved budget must be agreed in writing by the Chief Finance Officer of the CCG SYICB (Rotherham Place) and the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services of the Council prior to any Pooled additional expenditure being incurred.
6.4 Any over or underspend in the pooled funds shall be subject to the risk share agreement (Section 8) in the first instance.
6.5 Separate to any base contribution, further contributions may be agreed between parties in year or removal/alteration of services may be agreed through the scheme governance arrangements. Any base or subsequent contribution will be agreed and notified between the joint fund managers of the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and RMBC.
6.6 The BCF includes the Improved Better Care Funding (iBCF) of £14.480m for 2024/25 which are subject to the following grant conditions: • Meeting adult social care needs • Reducing pressures on the NHS including seasonal winter pressures • Supporting people to be discharged from hospital when they are ready • Ensuring that the social care provider market is supported There is no requirement to spend across all four purposes, or to spend a set proportion on each. However, the grant determination requires the Council and the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and providers to meet the National Condition 4 (Implementing the BCF Policy Objectives) in the 2023-25 Better Care Fund Policy Framework and Planning Requirements. National Conditions 2 and 3 requires that local partners should have an agreed approach to implementing the two policy objectives for the first Financial Year of operation shall be as BCF, set out in Schedule 1the Policy Framework. This includes: • Enable people to stay well, safe and independent at home for longer. • Provide the right care in the right place at the right time.
9.2 6.7 Included within the iBCF is funding for Winter Pressures which must be used for the purposes of supporting the local health and care system to manage demand pressures on the NHS, with particular reference to seasonal winter pressures including on interventions which support people to be discharged from hospital, who would otherwise be delayed, with the appropriate social care support in place, and which help promote people’s independence.
6.8 In September 2022, the Government announced a commitment of £500 million to support timely and safe discharge from hospital into the community by reducing the number of people delayed in hospital awaiting social care over the winter period. The contribution by main focus is on, although not limited to, a ‘home first’ approach and discharge to assess (D2A).
6.9 Rotherham Place will receive £2.473 million of this funding. Rotherham Council has also been allocated £3.384 million of the Council fund. Therefore, this amounts to a total of £5.857 million of funding for Rotherham Place partners for 2024/25. These funds are required to be pooled into the local Better Care Fund (BCF) plans and Section 75 agreements.
6.10 Where capital expenditure forms part of the Pooled Fund it shall be identified and accounted for separately from revenue expenditure and treated in accordance with any specified grant funding conditions. Capital funding cannot be used to finance revenue expenditure, however revenue funding may be used to fund capital expenditure if in agreement with the BCF Executive Group and is in compliance with Financial Regulations and Standing Orders and recommended accounting codes of practice of the lead commissioner. Any capital asset acquired from the Pooled Funds shall be made upon the gross figure before deduction for charges levied on Service Users.
9.3 Except in relation to the Payment for Performance Fund or where otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Partners shall make their Financial Contributions into the Pooled Funds on a quarterly basis throughout the Financial Year.
9.4 Any changes to the level property of the Partner’s Financial Contribution in-year will be agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.5 Where the Lead Partner is different from the Host PartnerCouncil, unless otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Lead Partner will invoice the Host Partner in arrears on a quarterly basis for its Permitted Expenditure from the Pooled Fund.
9.6 In the Quarter ending 31st March in any Financial Year, the Partners acting through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall consider their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for the next Financial Year.
9.7 The Partners shall confirm in writing by the 1 April of each Financial Year their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for that Financial Year as agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.8 When determining the Partners contributions to a Pooled Fund in Financial Years subsequent to the first Financial Year, it is the intention of the Partners, in normal circumstances, to take into consideration the following factors: • Any changes to the commissioning responsibilities of either Partner • National Guidance and National Conditions • Pay and non-pay Inflation • Any agreed growth or reduction in the relevant Services • Local planning considerations • Any efficiency savings required.
9.9 In the event that the financial contributions of any Partner to a Pooled Fund in any Financial Year (the “New Financial Year”):
9.9.1 are less than that in the previous Financial Year as increased by the relevant inflation factor; and/or
9.9.2 do not cover cost pressures on the Services the Partners through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall negotiate appropriate changes in the Services so that expenditure will be covered by the financial contributions for the New Financial Year.
9.10 The Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall clearly identify any investments and disinvestments in Services and/or individual Pooled Funds and these who shall be expressly documented in the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutesresponsible for it.
9.11 With the exception of Clause 12, no provision of this Agreement shall preclude the Partners from making additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments to the Pooled Fund from time to time by mutual agreement. Any such additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments shall be explicitly recorded in Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutes and recorded in the budget statement as a separate item.
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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 9.1 6.1 The Financial Contribution of the CCG SYICB (Rotherham Place)’s base contribution for 2023/24 will be £25.944m and the Council to any Pooled Council’s base contribution, including the Improved Better Care Fund for (iBCF), will be £24.737m as per the first Financial Year table below: Appendix 2A provides a list of operation shall be as set out in Schedule 1detailed schemes under each theme.
9.2 The contribution by the Council to the Pooled Funds shall be made upon the gross figure before deduction for charges levied on Service Users.
9.3 Except in relation to the Payment for Performance Fund or where otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Partners shall make their Financial Contributions into the Pooled Funds on a quarterly basis throughout the Financial Year.
9.4 Any changes to the level of the Partner’s Financial Contribution in-year will be agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.5 Where the Lead Partner is different from the Host Partner, unless otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Lead Partner will invoice the Host Partner in arrears on a quarterly basis for its Permitted Expenditure from the Pooled Fund.
9.6 In the Quarter ending 31st March in any Financial Year, the Partners acting through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall consider their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for the next Financial Year.
9.7 The Partners shall confirm in writing by the 1 April of each Financial Year their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for that Financial Year as agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.8 When determining the Partners contributions to a Pooled Fund in Financial Years subsequent to the first Financial Year, it is the intention of the Partners, in normal circumstances, to take into consideration the following factors: • Any changes to the commissioning responsibilities of either Partner • National Guidance and National Conditions • Pay and non-pay Inflation • Any agreed growth or reduction in the relevant Services • Local planning considerations • Any efficiency savings required.
9.9 6.2 In the event that the partners agree to extend this agreement, there will be no automatic annual uplift to the amounts stated in this agreement for any subsequent year. Any uplift to these figures in future years will be determined by both partners as part of their budget setting process.
6.3 It is expected that the Pool Fund Managers will manage the Agreement within the approved budget for the financial contributions year. Any proposed expenditure over and above the approved budget must be agreed in writing by the Chief Finance Officer of the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services of the Council prior to any Partner to a Pooled Fund in any Financial Year (the “New Financial Year”):additional expenditure being incurred.
9.9.1 are less than that 6.4 Any over or underspend in the previous Financial Year as increased by pooled funds shall be subject to the relevant inflation factor; and/orrisk share agreement (Section 8) in the first instance.
9.9.2 do not cover cost 6.5 Separate to any base contribution, further contributions may be agreed between parties in year or removal/alteration of services may be agreed through the scheme governance arrangements. Any base or subsequent contribution will be agreed and notified between the joint fund managers of the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and RMBC.
6.6 The BCF includes the Improved Better Care Funding (iBCF) of £14.481m for 2023/24 which are subject to the following grant conditions: • Meeting adult social care needs • Reducing pressures on the Services NHS including seasonal winter pressures • Supporting people to be discharged from hospital when they are ready • Ensuring that the Partners through social care provider market is supported There is no requirement to spend across all four purposes, or to spend a set proportion on each. However, the Health grant determination requires the Council and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall negotiate appropriate changes the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and providers to meet the National Condition 4 (Implementing the BCF Policy Objectives) in the Services so 2023-25 Better Care Fund Policy Framework and Planning Requirements. National Conditions 2 and 3 requires that expenditure will be covered by local partners should have an agreed approach to implementing the financial contributions two policy objectives for the New Financial YearBCF, set out in the Policy Framework. This includes: • Enable people to stay well, safe and independent at home for longer. • Provide the right care in the right place at the right time.
9.10 The Health 6.7 Included within the iBCF is funding for Winter Pressures which must be used for the purposes of supporting the local health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall clearly identify any investments care system to manage demand pressures on the NHS, with particular reference to seasonal winter pressures including on interventions which support people to be discharged from hospital, who would otherwise by delayed, with the appropriate social care support in place, and disinvestments in Services and/or individual Pooled Funds and these shall be expressly documented in the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minuteswhich help promote people’s independence.
9.11 With 6.8 In September 2022, the exception Government announced a commitment of Clause 12£500 million to support timely and safe discharge from hospital into the community by reducing the number of people delayed in hospital awaiting social care over the winter period. The main focus is on, no provision although not limited to, a ‘home first’ approach and discharge to assess (D2A).
6.9 On 4th April 2023, the Government confirmed that a total allocation of £7.705 million has been provided to NHS South Yorkshire ICB and Rotherham Place will receive £1.525 million of this Agreement shall preclude the Partners from making additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments to the Pooled Fund from time to time by mutual agreementfunding. Any such additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments shall be explicitly recorded in Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutes and recorded in the budget statement as a separate item.Rotherham Council has also been allocated
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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 9.1 6.1 The Financial Contribution SYICB (Rotherham Place)’s base contribution for 2022/23 will be £24.954m and the Council’s base contribution, including the Improved Better Care Fund (iBCF), will be £24.302m as per the table below: Appendix 2A provides a list of detailed schemes under each theme.
6.2 In the event that the partners agree to extend this agreement, there will be no automatic annual uplift to the amounts stated in this agreement for any subsequent year. Any uplift to these figures in future years will be determined by both partners as part of their budget setting process.
6.3 It is expected that the Pool Fund Managers will manage the Agreement within the approved budget for the financial year. Any proposed expenditure over and above the approved budget must be agreed in writing by the Chief Finance Officer of the CCG SYICB (Rotherham Place) and the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services of the Council prior to any Pooled additional expenditure being incurred.
6.4 Any over or underspend in the pooled funds shall be subject to the risk share agreement (Section 8) in the first instance.
6.5 Separate to any base contribution, further contributions may be agreed between parties in year or removal/alteration of services may be agreed through the scheme governance arrangements. Any base or subsequent contribution will be agreed and notified between the joint fund managers of the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and RMBC.
6.6 The BCF includes the Improved Better Care Funding (iBCF) of £14.481m for 2022/23 which are subject to the following grant conditions: • Meeting adult social care needs • Reducing pressures on the NHS including seasonal winter pressures • Supporting people to be discharged from hospital when they are ready • Ensuring that the social care provider market is supported There is no requirement to spend across all four purposes, or to spend a set proportion on each. However, the grant determination requires the Council and the SYICB (Rotherham Place) and providers to meet the National Condition 4 (Implementing the BCF Policy Objectives) in the 2022-23 Better Care Fund Policy Framework and Planning Requirements. National Condition 4 requires that local partners should have an agreed approach to implementing the two policy objectives for the first Financial Year of operation shall be as BCF, set out in Schedule 1the Policy Framework. This includes: • Enable people to stay well, safe and independent at home for longer. • Provide the right care in the right place at the right time.
9.2 6.7 Included within the iBCF is funding for Winter Pressures which must be used for the purposes of supporting the local health and care system to manage demand pressures on the NHS, with particular reference to seasonal winter pressures including on interventions which support people to be discharged from hospital, who would otherwise by delayed, with the appropriate social care support in place, and which help promote people’s independence.
6.8 In September 2022, the Government announced a commitment of £500 million to support timely and safe discharge from hospital into the community by reducing the number of people delayed in hospital awaiting social care over the winter period. The contribution by main focus is on, although not limited to, a ‘home first’ approach and discharge to assess (D2A).
6.9 On 18th November 2022, the Government confirmed that a total allocation of £8.346 million has been provided to NHS South Yorkshire ICB and Rotherham Place will receive £1.652 million of this funding. Rotherham Council has also been allocated £1.121 million of the fund. Therefore, this amounts to a total of £2.773 million of funding for Rotherham Place partners for the remainder of 2022/23. These funds are required to be pooled into the local Better Care Fund (BCF) plans and Section 75 agreements for 2022/23.
6.10 Where capital expenditure forms part of the Pooled Fund it shall be identified and accounted for separately from revenue expenditure and treated in accordance with any specified grant funding conditions. Capital funding cannot be used to finance revenue expenditure, however, revenue funding may be used to fund capital expenditure if in agreement with the BCF Executive Group and is in compliance with Financial Regulations and Standing Orders and recommended accounting codes of practice of the lead commissioner. Any capital asset acquired from the Pooled Funds shall be made upon the gross figure before deduction for charges levied on Service Users.
9.3 Except in relation to the Payment for Performance Fund or where otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Partners shall make their Financial Contributions into the Pooled Funds on a quarterly basis throughout the Financial Year.
9.4 Any changes to the level property of the Partner’s Financial Contribution in-year will be agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.5 Where the Lead Partner is different from the Host PartnerCouncil, unless otherwise agreed by the Partners, the Lead Partner will invoice the Host Partner in arrears on a quarterly basis for its Permitted Expenditure from the Pooled Fund.
9.6 In the Quarter ending 31st March in any Financial Year, the Partners acting through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall consider their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for the next Financial Year.
9.7 The Partners shall confirm in writing by the 1 April of each Financial Year their respective Financial Contributions to each Pooled Fund for that Financial Year as agreed by the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive.
9.8 When determining the Partners contributions to a Pooled Fund in Financial Years subsequent to the first Financial Year, it is the intention of the Partners, in normal circumstances, to take into consideration the following factors: • Any changes to the commissioning responsibilities of either Partner • National Guidance and National Conditions • Pay and non-pay Inflation • Any agreed growth or reduction in the relevant Services • Local planning considerations • Any efficiency savings required.
9.9 In the event that the financial contributions of any Partner to a Pooled Fund in any Financial Year (the “New Financial Year”):
9.9.1 are less than that in the previous Financial Year as increased by the relevant inflation factor; and/or
9.9.2 do not cover cost pressures on the Services the Partners through the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall negotiate appropriate changes in the Services so that expenditure will be covered by the financial contributions for the New Financial Year.
9.10 The Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive shall clearly identify any investments and disinvestments in Services and/or individual Pooled Funds and these who shall be expressly documented in the Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutesresponsible for it.
9.11 With the exception of Clause 12, no provision of this Agreement shall preclude the Partners from making additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments to the Pooled Fund from time to time by mutual agreement. Any such additional contributions of Non-Recurrent Payments shall be explicitly recorded in Health and Social Care Commissioning Executive minutes and recorded in the budget statement as a separate item.
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