The Chair introduced the report of the Director of Law and Governance which provided outcomes from a Better Care Fund Workshop that had taken place in the 2020/21 Municipal Year and sought the views of those members who were members of the Committee in the previous year.

It was felt that the report encompassed all of the comments made by members in the workshop, and that the Committee would be well placed to scrutinise the priorities identified and review them at some point during the municipal year. The Chair queried why Children’s services were not included, where it was confirmed that the workshop was on the Better Care Fund solely and that Children’s Services formed part of the wider pooled fund.

It was proposed by Councillor Jean Robinson, seconded by Councillor Dave Mitchell as an alternative to the recommendations within the report, that the report be noted and a report be presented back to the Committee at a future date on the outcomes referred to within the report, including a review of the priorities of the pooled fund. The motion was put and agreed by assent. It was therefore –

Resolved – That the report be noted and a report be presented back to the Committee at a future date on the outcomes referred to within the report, including a review of the priorities of the pooled fund.