Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
As set out in the Part A report.
PART A RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Learning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Resources & Financial Governance is recommended by the Contracts and Commissioning Board to approve the following:
· £80m possible spend through DPS 3 lot 3 across 10 years for any budget in the council or the CCG.
· A budgeted £2.89m from the Children’s Social Care semi-independent budget for Children Looked After and Care Leavers; which under S114 we are duty bound to commit to.
· In the context that as the budget is needs and demand led, that pressures outside of this procurement exercise affect spend – in 2019/20 the spend was £7m against £3.5m. The strategy of how we aim to reduce and control potential overspend is discussed in section 3.9 to 3.11 of the report.
· This potential overspend pressure has been flagged with the S151 officer. There is a growth bid in for Children’s and Adult’s placements to mitigate overspend, and bring the budget to a correct allocated amount; however it is fully recognised that the service needs to do everything possible to drive down cost.
As set out in the Part A report.
N/A
Publication date: 01/03/2021
Date of decision: 01/03/2021
Effective from: 10/03/2021
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