Agenda item

6.1

The report provided an overview and sought approval to commence the delivery of the national Department for Education (DfE) Family Hub and Start for Life Programme in Sheffield.

6.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

1. approves the commissioning strategy and grant awards, as set out in this report, which will allow the Council to spend funding in line with the terms of the signed Memorandum of Understanding; and

2. delegates authority to the Director of Public Health to make any otherwise reserved commissioning and grant award decisions in relation to the Delivery Plan.

6.3

Reasons for Decision

6.3.1

A requirement of the national DfE grant is to ensure adherence to the clinical models to support perinatal mental health and in line with the agreed delivery plan approved by DfE. This requires SCC to contract directly with NHS Trusts at Sheffield place level in order to fulfil these requirements and to meet allocation of the grant spend within appropriate financial year timeframes.

6.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.4.1

No alternative options have been considered. The Memorandum of Understanding is prescriptive about how the funding can be spent. The method of commissioning of these services were specified during the grant application process.

6.1

RESOLVED: That the public and press be excluded from the meeting and the webcast be paused before discussion takes place on this item of business on the grounds that, if the public and press were present during the transaction of such business, there would be a disclosure of embargoed confidential information under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

6.2

The Director of Public Health submitted a report providing an overview of the national Department for Education (DfE) Family Hub and Start for Life Programme in Sheffield and sought approval to commence the delivery of the programme. The programme included the delivery and expansion of the Empowering Parenting Communities Programme (EPEC), Perinatal Mental Health Programme (PNMH) including peer support, and the Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS).

6.3

The report sought approval to allocate £1.5m of Department of Education grant funding to enhance and develop the services provided by Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust in order to deliver the programme.

6.4

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Strategy and Resources Policy Committee:-

1.     approves the commissioning strategy and grant awards, as set out in this report, which will allow the Council to spend funding in line with terms of the signed Memorandum of Understanding; and

2.     delegates authority to the Director of Public Health to make any otherwise reserved commissioning and grant award decisions in relation to the Delivery Plan.

6.5

Reasons for Decision

6.5.1

A requirement of the national DfE grant is to ensure adherence to the clinical models to support perinatal mental health and in line with the agreed delivery plan approved by DfE. This requires SCC to contract directly with NHS Trusts at Sheffield place level in order to fulfil these requirements and to meet allocation of the grant spend within appropriate financial year timeframes.

6.6

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

6.6.1

No alternative options have been considered. The Memorandum of Understanding is prescriptive about how the funding can be spent. The method of commissioning of these services were specified during the grant application process.