As Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Integrated Children Services, I agree to:
(a) APPROVE the establishment of in-house provision for children and young people
(b) Note that the progression of establishing an in-house model will require £3.8m capital funding to be allocated through the 2025 budget setting process and
(c) AGREE that progression will be subject to Full Council’s approval of the budget.
(d) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Children, Young people and Education to design and implement the staffing and asset utilisation model to support the establishment of in-house provision for children and young people
(e) DEGELATE authority to the Corporate Director of Children, Young people and Education, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Integrated Children’s Services, to initiate and progress the OFSTED registration process
(f) DELEGATE authority to the Corporate Director of Children, Young people and Education to take other relevant actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of and entering into required contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the decision
(g) DELEGATE authority to the Director of Infrastructure, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate and Traded Services, Corporate Director for Finance, and General Counsel, to approve and execute all relevant property matters as required to implement the decision.