Health and Wellbeing Board

6 January 2021

 

Report of the Director of Governance

 

Review of Terms of Reference for York's Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB)

Summary

1.        This report asks the Board to confirm the revised terms of reference for York’s Health and Wellbeing Board (HWBB).  The revisions made include the insertion of a paragraph under ‘membership’ which explains how members are appointed and which lists the various posts and organisations.

Background

2.        The Council has appointed a Health and Wellbeing Board. The Board is responsible for encouraging providers of health and social care to work together and has certain statutory functions.  The terms of reference for the Board sets out how it will operate and carry out its functions.

 

Consultation

3.        The terms of reference have been reviewed and are an update to the existing arrangements for the Board, therefore no consultation has been necessary.

Options

 

4.        There are no alternative options as to how the Board carries out its functions.

Council Plan and other strategic plans

 

5.        Maintaining an appropriate decision making function and reviewing how the Board operates, contributes to the Council delivering its core priorities set out in the current Council Plan, effectively.  In particular, updating the Board’s terms of reference ensures that partnership working is central to the Council working to improve the overall wellbeing of the city.

 

Implications

 

6.        There are no known implications in relation to the following in terms of dealing with the specific matters before Board Members:

 

·        Financial

·        Human Resources (HR)

·        Equalities

·        Crime and Disorder

·        Property

·        Other

 

Legal Implications

 

7.        The Council is statutorily obliged to appoint a Health & Wellbeing Board and its terms of reference should be set by the Council, given that the Board acts as a Committee of the Council.  Following any review of, or proposed alteration to, the terms of reference by the Board, it is therefore appropriate for any changes to be referred to Full Council for ratification.

 Risk Management

 

8.        In compliance with the Council’s risk management strategy, the only risk associated with the recommendation in this report is that the Council would fail in its statutory obligation if the terms of reference were not reviewed, updated and confirmed.

Recommendations

9.        The Health and Wellbeing Board are asked to confirm the proposed revised terms of reference for the Board set out in Annex 1.

10.    That the Board’s proposed revised terms of reference be referred to Full Council for approval.

11.    For the Monitoring Officer to ensure that the Council’s Constitution is updated to incorporate the revised terms of reference

Reason:     In order to ensure that the Health and Wellbeing Board continues to undertake its statutory functions appropriately and effectively.

 

Author:

Chief Officer Responsible for the report:

 

Michelle Bennett

Democracy Officer

Telephone: 01904 551573

 

 

 

Janie Berry

Director of Governance & Monitoring Officer  

 

 

Report Approved

 

Date

  17/12/20

 

Specialist Implications Officers

Not applicable

 

 

Wards Affected:  

 

 

All

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For further information please contact the author of the report

 

Background Papers

None

 

Annexes

Annex 1

York Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference, December 2020.