As Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services,I agree to:
a) the continuation of Supported Lodgings and Staying Put accommodation for Children and Young People aged 16-21 years (or up to 25 if in further education) through a change of delivery from contracted provision to being managed in-house;
b) a short extension of no more than nine months to the current contracted arrangements, currently due to expire on 31 May 2020, to enable the changes to take place; and
c) delegation of authority to the Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services, to take relevant actions, including but not limited to establishing the new in-house service, as necessary to implement this decision.