Nascot Lawn update
Background to closure of Nascot Lawn
Last year, Nascot lawn, an overnight and short breaks service for children with complex needs, formally shut its doors. This was after a decision from Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group to withdraw their funding of £600,000, and a legal agreement between all parties determining a new funding model not being agreed. Herts Valleys CCG was the main source of funding for the service.
The agreement between Hertfordshire County Council, East and North Herts CCG and Herts Valleys CCG had been expected to be completed before the closure of the Nascot Lawn respite centre.
Statement from Herts Valleys CCG
On Thursday (April 25), Herts Valleys CCG chief executive Kathryn Magson confirmed that the process was now complete.
In a written report presented to a meeting of the governing body, she said:
“Following our partnership work with Herts County Council and East and North Herts CCG regarding overnight short breaks, I can now confirm the Section 75 legal agreement which describes our funding contribution to overnight short breaks has been signed and sealed by all parties.”
The agreement commits Herts Valleys CCG and East and North Herts CCG to paying £100,000-a-year for five years towards the provision of overnight short breaks for children with complex health needs in the county.
Following the meeting
A spokesperson for Hertfordshire County Council welcomed the conclusion of the legal agreement between the three parties. The spokesman said:
“We are pleased that the section 75 agreement between the county council and the CCGs has now been signed and funding for the provision of overnight short breaks in Hertfordshire has been secured.”
