Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director – Commissioning, Performance and Transformation

The Assistant Director Commissioning, Performance and Transformation submitted a report (previously circulated) updating Members on the Annual Report of the Darlington Better Care Fund for the 2024/25 programme and providing an update on the next steps across the Programme.

The submitted report stated that the vision for the Better Care Fund (BCF) was to support people to live healthy, independent and dignified lives, through joining up health, social care and housing services seamlessly around the person; and that the use of the BCF mandatory funding streams must be jointly agreed by integrated care boards (ICBs) and local authorities, with sign off by the Health and Wellbeing Board.

Reference was made to the two core BCF objectives and details were provided of the four national conditions for funding and the four key metrics; funding for 2024/25 was outlined along with a summary of the 2024/35 BCF Plan and approval feedback of the BCF 2024/25 Plan from the BCF National Team.

Members noted that a joint review of all funded schemes had began in July 2025, to ensure that all schemes continued to deliver against the key priorities of the programme and provided value for money.

RESOLVED – (a) That the approval of the Darlington 24/25 Plan be noted.

(b) That the programme review underway during July/August 2025, be noted.