Issue - meetings

ORDERED

That the Partnership Governance Policy was approved.

The Mayor considered a report regarding the Council’s Partnership Governance Policy.

The report sought approval of the proposed Partnership Governance Policy.

The report set out the revised Partnership Governance Policy, which ensured appropriate governance arrangements were in place for the Council’s key strategic partnerships.

In response to a query from the Mayor regarding Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV), it was clarified that TEWV was classed as a partnership organisation.

OPTIONS

The Council could have chosen not to have a policy framework document in place to set out expected standards for its partnerships, however, this would have increased the risk that the Council could have partnerships which did not have the necessary arrangements in place to maximise their ability to deliver improved outcomes for the residents of Middlesbrough.

ORDERED

That the Partnership Governance Policy was approved.

REASONS

The Policy would ensure that there was a consistent framework in place that assessed the health of partnerships governance to ensure that the Council was able to take appropriate action to maximise the effectiveness of its partnerships.