On 17 September 2021 Cabinet agreed the following:
(a) Cabinet notes the current status of the North East Essex Health and Wellbeing Alliance and endorses the continued involvement of the Council within the partnership;
(b) agrees to the acceptance of £165,000 funding from the North East CCG for the healthy housing project in accordance with the governance framework as set out in the draft Memorandum of Understanding,
(c) agrees to the acceptance of £400,000 funding from North Essex CCG and ESNEFT for addressing inequalities at place project in accordance with the governance framework as set out in the draft Memorandum of Understanding,
(d) delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Partnerships in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships to agree the final MOUs;
(e) delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Partnerships in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships to agree the outcomes and spending proposals for each project, in consultation with the Section 151 and Monitoring Officers, highlighting the implications for each within a published report;
(f) delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Partnerships to attend the Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care System Board and
(g) Delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Partnerships to attend the North East Essex Health and Wellbeing Alliance Board
Since this time the Alliance Board approved the Inequalities spending proposals on 22 October 2021 and the final MOUs have also been agreed by the Portfolio Holder for Partnerships and the Assistant Director of Partnerships.
Tendring members were given a presentation and overview of the plan on 15 December 2021 at an All member's Briefing.

An Inequalities Funding Spending Plan was taken to the Alliance Board on 22 October 2021 . The plan was presented as a joint plan across North East Essex demonstrating health inequality priorities across the two Districts. The plan identified 50% of similarities across the two Districts (Colchester and Tendring) and 50% of projects that were different for the two organisations.
This plan was agreed and was subsequently presented at an All Member Briefing on 15 December 2021.
The decision is now to commence the recruitment processes and implement the plan in Tendring.

Option 1 - Not to work with health partners , which would be contrary to the Council's Corporate Plan and priorities as a Community Leader.
Option 2 - To reject the funding offered to support health priorities across the District.
Option 3 -To accept the Alliance funding (where it adhered to the Council's governance procedures and priorities) . It should be noted that one funding proposal was not accepted as it did not adhere to Council policies.