Building Stronger Foundations Business Case - Children's Services Transformation
This report provides an update on the progress of the Children’s Building Stronger Foundations (BSF) Programme. The programme is coordinating the action needed to sustain and accelerate the required improvements in children’s services, namely the achievement recurrent savings and to safely and appropriately manage and reduce the demand for statutory services. The report notes good progress made and proposes a detailed business case for a new service delivery model for children’s services.
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The Corporate Director for Children’s Services presented the exempt report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member.
The report provided an update on the progress of the Children’s Building Stronger Foundations (BSF) Programme. The programme coordinated the action needed to sustain and accelerate the required improvements in children’s services, namely the achievement of recurrent savings and to safely and appropriately manage and reduce the demand for statutory services. The report noted good progress made and proposed a detailed business case for a new service delivery model for children’s services.
The Committee considered the exempt report and discussed the contents.
RESOLVED that the Committee:
1. Note the progress made with the Children’s Services Transformation Programme and delivery of savings.
2. Approves a business case for the full implementation of a new children’s service delivery model by 1 October 2024 to meet the strategic and operational requirements of the service and the Council, and to achieve financial efficiencies and savings enabled by investment approved in July 2023.