EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Notice under The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012
On 22 October 2024, the Director of Adult Social Care and Health will consider the following item: Extension of the online sexual health service.
The purpose of the item is:
To enact the allowed for 2-year extension of the existing Call-Off Contract from 1 November 2024, on its current terms. The modification of the existing Call-Off contract to incorporate back into the Call-Off Contract Terms, Schedule 7 (GDPR Information. A modification to the element of the Specification relating to the agreed and implemented online HIV Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) service.
Under the requirements of Regulation 9 of The Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2021, the Council is required to give 28 days’ notice of a key decision identified within the scope of these regulations.
It is considered that the item referred to above would be a key decision and for the reasons of urgency set out below, compliance is considered impracticable, and an exception to Regulation 9 is therefore sought under Regulation 10 of the above Regulations. It is considered impracticable to comply with the requirements of The Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2021 because:
The contract modification is required to come in to effect from 1st November 2024.
Accordingly, a copy of this notice shall be available pursuant to Regulation 5(6) for at least 5 clear days prior to 22 October 2024.
Date: 7 October 2024