As Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services, I agree to:
i) Directly award a two-month contract on existing terms and conditions to existing Framework Providers from 1 February 2022 to 31 March 2022.
ii) Competitively tender a new Framework Agreement for Independent Fostering Providers, joint with Medway Council, effective from 1 April 2022.
iii) Delegate decisions and necessary actions regarding the award of the contract to the Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education, or other Officer as instructed by the Corporate Director for Children, Young People and Education