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Families First Programme Business Case – Enabling More of Bristol’s Children to Stay Safely at Home
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Policy Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To seek approval of the Families First
transformation programme business case, including the costs and
benefits, and the approach to accounting for the transformation and
savings projects that sit outside of Families First
Decision:
The Committee RESOLVED:
1. To endorse the Families First transformation programme, which makes a step change in the way the service operates, to one more focused on earlier help and prevention.
2. To approve the business case based on the mid-case forecasts and assumptions, subject to further refinement and assurance of the unmitigated figures during the next phase (mobilisation).
3. To approve the internal one-off cost of change level outlined in the report and, subject to the approval of the overall funding envelope by the Strategy and Resources Committee, to approve an allocation of the transformation funds for this purpose.
4. To endorse an investment of £1.9m in additional staff that will reduce average caseloads and increase the time for practitioners to work with families.
5. To approve a procurement for an external delivery partner to support the transformation programme.
6. To authorise the Executive Director: Children and Education, in consultation with the Chair of the Children and Young People Policy Committee, to take all steps required to procure an external delivery partner under a risk/reward contract, to provide specialist support and capacity to the transformation programme, as outlined in the report and the business case.
Report author: Hannah Woodhouse
Publication date: 27/01/2025
Date of decision: 23/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 23/01/2025 - Children and Young People Policy Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- Families First Programme Business Case Committee Report
PDF 162 KB
- Appendix B1 EQIA Targeted Family Help & Prevention Workstream
PDF 116 KB
- Appendix B2 EQIA Permanence Workstream
PDF 115 KB
- Appendix B3 EQIA Fostering Sufficiency Workstream
PDF 115 KB
- Appendix B4 EQIA Commissioning Best Practice
PDF 115 KB
- Appendix H Families First FBC FINAL
PDF 5 MB
- Appendix C Environmental Impact Assessment - Famillies First
PDF 177 KB
- Appendix C EnvIA Families First Programme FINAL
PDF 170 KB