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Parent and Child Residential Assessment
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report seeks approval for the
establishment of an in house parent and child assessment and
fostering team, the commissioning of a compliant procurement
process for residential parenting assessment providers and to
delegate the award of contract(s) following procurement to the
Interim Director for Children’s Services.
Decision:
Cabinet approved:
1. In house specialist fostering placements for parents and their children so that their parenting can be assessed.
2. An in house assessment team, including a psychologist to carry out parenting assessments.
3. The procurement of residential parenting assessment providers through an open framework/dynamic purchasing system that will be available for other local authorities to join.
4. Delegated authority to the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Women, Children and Young People, to award the contracts.
Report author: Jacqui Jensen
Publication date: 05/06/2018
Date of decision: 05/06/2018
Decided at meeting: 05/06/2018 - Cabinet
Effective from: 13/06/2018
Accompanying Documents:
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