Division(s): N/A

Level of Involvement

Role

Comment

Implications for the
County Council

Recommendation

Level 1

To take up Lease Plus Agreements in respect of individual premises without signing the Strategic Partnering Agreement.

Council would sign a lease and an agreement for accommodation either directly with LIFTCo or take a sub lease with the Primary Care Trust for any space it might wish to occupy.

Would allow the Council to operate services from new facilities but would have no overall role in determining new sites or services to be developed.

Not recommended at present.

Level 2

To agree to be a participant in the Strategic Partnering Agreement without exclusivity.

Partner.

Gives membership of the Strategic Partnering Board, which will shape future health and social care planning through the Strategic Service Delivery Plan. Under this option, Council would be reserving its position giving itself the right to include future arrangements for its premises in the LIFT but without an obligation to do so.

This relationship commits the Council to participation in the Strategic Partnering Board. The Council’s sign-up to the Strategic Partnering Agreement and its full participation in the procurement process, enables the Council to use LIFTCo to deliver new premises/schemes involving health and social care.

Recommended.

Level 3

To agree to be a participant in the Strategic Partnering Agreement with exclusivity.

Partner.

As above, except for the exclusivity provision. This means that the Council will be obliged to put new (health and social care) schemes to LIFT through the life of the Strategic Partnering Agreement. It offers greater commitment to LIFT in terms of establishing a long-term partnership.

Desirable, but not essential in terms of delivering the overall aims of LIFT and there is, as yet, no clear policy on which schemes might benefit from development through LIFT.

Not recommended at this stage.

Level 4

To take up shares in the LIFTCo.

Shareholder

This option can either be combined with options 2 & 3.

Membership of the LIFTCo Board. Can give more control. Would receive a return on investment.

To be decided at a later date and dependent on decision of equity owning partners to dispose of a part of their stake.