BOURNEMOUTH

April 2013  ...  THE QUESTIONS ASKED OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY
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1.       What is the name, and the contact details of the Contractor contracted to supply Local Healthwatch for your area?

2.       How long is the contract for?

3.       What is the Healthwatch budget for your local authority for 2013 - 2014, 2014 - 2015 and 2015-2016?

4.       What is the value of your Local Healthwatch contract for 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016?

5.       How much money will your local authority retain from your annual Healthwatch budget for your area, to cover costs and other purposes for the financial year 2013-2014, 2014-2015 and 2015-2016

6.      Will VAT be deducted from the payment made to your Local Healthwatch?

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RESPONSE
1.      Healthwatch Dorset
         Freepost BH1902, 896 Christchurch Road, BOURNEMOUTH, BH7 6BR
 
         Tel:   0300 111 0102
         Email:  enquiries@healthwatchdorset.co.uk
         Web:    www.healthwatchdorset.co.uk

The contract is a joint contract with Dorset and Poole - the figures below are for the Bournemouth element of the contract.

2.      Three years

3.       £167,987 for each of the three years

4.       £130,000 for each of the three years

5.       An annual 10% management fee has been retained for each year of the contract - £16,800 pa.  The remaining amount is held in reserve.

6.      VAT treatment is not yet finalised.  Previous HMRC guidance on the VAT treatment of LINk  (VATGPB8755) was that local authority funding is not considered for a supply made by LINks body and, therefore, it should be treated as outside the scope.  HMRC have not yet confirmed if this same treatment should be applied to the Local Healthwatch.  

LINk Contract Figures
2008 - 2009  ...   £119,000
2009 - 2010  ...   £118,000
2010 - 2011  ...   £118,000