Common use of Support Functions Clause in Contracts

Support Functions. 17.1 The Council shall make available or arrange to be made available the provision of support service functions to the Trust in respect of the provision of social care on behalf of the Council. These services cover Legal Services; Human Resources; Finance; Information Technology Support; Information and Performance Management; and Communications. Protocols setting out these working arrangements have been established and are attached as Appendices. The Trust and the Council may review the provision of these support service functions at a future date. 17.2 The Council will continue to meet the costs associated with the support functions identified in these protocols so long as the activity levels do not vary from those indicated. 17.3 The Partners will monitor the appropriateness and effectiveness of the support functions set out in the protocols. Where appropriate, Partners may consider and explore alternative ways of providing these support functions, including direct provision by the Trust or the Council via Service Agreements. Where changes are agreed to the provision of the support functions covered by these protocols then such changes will be recorded in writing between the Partners.