HEALTH AND WELLBEING BOARD

BRIGHTON & HOVE COUNCIL ADULT SOCIAL CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Explanatory Note

The Brighton & Hove Council Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub-Committee is established as a sub-committee of the Brighton & Hove Health & Wellbeing Board pursuant to s102 4B of the Local Government Act 1972 (as modified by the Local Authority (Public Health, Health and Wellbeing Boards and Health Scrutiny) Regulations 2013).

Purpose

The purpose of the Brighton & Hove Council Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub-Committee is to discharge the functions of Brighton & Hove City Council in relation to adult social care, learning disabilities and public health.

Composition

The sub committee will consist of 5 Members (who it is expected will be the BHCC 5 elected members of the Health and Wellbeing Board)

Delegated Functions

1. Adult Social Services

(a) To exercise the social services and health functions of the Council in

respect of adults;

(b) To exercise all of the powers of the Council in relation to the issue of

certificates to blind people and the grant of assistance to voluntary

organisations exercising functions within its area of delegation;

(c) To exercise the functions of the Council in relation to the removal to suitable premises of persons in need of care and attention.

2. Public Health

To exercise the Council’s functions in respect of public health, including but not limited to:

- sexual health

- physical activity, obesity, and tobacco control programmes

- prevention and early detection

- immunisation

- mental health

- NHS Healthcheck and workplace health programmes

- dental public health

- social exclusion

- seasonal mortality.

To receive reports from relevant programme boards and related multi-sector committees with a remit for public health in order to inform the Health and Wellbeing Strategy including: the Alcohol Programme Board, the Substance Misuse Programme Board, the Healthy Weight Programme Board and the Sexual Health Programme Board.

3. Partnership with the Health Service

To exercise the Council’s functions under or in connection with the  partnership arrangements made with health bodies pursuant to Section 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006 and section 10 of the Children Act 2004 to the extent they are in force.

To take funding decisions relating to the Council’s contribution to the pooled fund established by the Better Care Fund Section 75 Agreement;

4. Learning Disabilities

To discharge the Council’s functions regarding Learning Disability.

5. General

To exercise any other functions which transferred to the Council under the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Minutes of Sub-Committee meetings

The Health and Wellbeing Board will be informed of the Sub-Committee’s decision by the inclusion on its agenda of the minutes of the Sub-Committee’s meetings.

Meetings

It is expected that the Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub-Committee will meet up to three times per annum. Special meetings of the Brighton & Hove Council Health and Wellbeing Sub-Committee may be called by the Chair, following consultation with the Deputy Chair, if a decision is required urgently.

It is expected that the Chair will be the Lead Member for Adult Social Care and Health and Deputy Chair will be the Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board.

The chair of the meeting will have a second or casting vote.