Decision details

Children's In-house Residential Service Strategy - CYP03(19.20)

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children and Young People (Cllr Jacquie Russell)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report provides a summary of the recent review of in-house residential services for children. It seeks approval for a strategic framework and service model which seek to ensure that outcomes for vulnerable children are maximised and that long-term care costs are minimised. The proposed strategy is attached (Appendix 1) and provides a full context and history for the review and a rationale for the proposals.

 

The Council’s existing children’s residential estate has three open establishments which all have a ‘good’ Ofsted rating and three establishments which are not in use. Proposals for the three closed homes are prioritised in the first phase (September 2019 to December 2020) of the overall plan for the service, with the three open homes to be focused on in the second phase (July 2020 to July 2021).

Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People has:

 

1.     Approved the strategy for the in-house children’s residential service (Appendix 1).

2.     Endorsed the implementation plan and the proposals for the investment required to deliver the strategy.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Publication date: 17/10/2019

Date of decision: 17/10/2019

Effective from: 29/10/2019

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