Preparing the Way for Pooled Budgets (Sandwell)
Contact
Janine Brown, Director of Partnerships, Sandwell Partnership
Janine_Brown@sandwell.gov.uk
Downloads
Preparing the Way for Pooled Budgets: Sandwell Case Study.pdf| Provider | Sandwell |
|---|---|
| Topics | Health; Children's trusts; Multi-agency working; Joint planning and commissioning; Children and Young People's Plan; Voluntary and community sector |
| Type | Emerging practice |
| Date | September 2007 |
| Region | West Midlands |
Sandwell CYPTP had agreed that it wanted to establish a pooled budget but had a number of outstanding issues around governance and accountability arrangements for the budget. A decision was made to address these issues by designing a stakeholder workshop with a combination of presentations and small group discussions. The focus was on decision making and ways forward.
The process was productive with Sandwell successfully improving quality and value for money and back-office transaction savings. In addition, CYPTP is now ready to draw up a Section 10 Partnership Agreement; has adopted a new governance structure - agreed by all partners - which is clearer and simpler than the previous one, and agreed to adopt a managed pooled budget arrangement.
The key features of the case study are that it:
- Describes the outstanding issues in developing a Partnership Agreement
- Describes how a governance workshop was planned, including consultation with stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes
- Provides details of the presentations and workshops which led to agreement on accountability arrangements
- Identifies issues to consider in adopting a similar approach
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