Issue details

Continued increases in demand for statutory services, both nationally, as well as in Bristol, is putting pressure on teams and placement budgets. For those children that are taken into care, life chances can be significantly impaired. The Families First transformation programme will make a step change so that services are more focused on earlier help and prevention, reducing the need for statutory interventions, including placements.
Bristol City Council has been working with Newton Europe Ltd, an external specialist consultancy, to undertake a diagnostic and produce a full business case that describes the objectives, scope, costs and benefits of undertaking the transformation programme.
The business case was approved at C