Decision details

To report progress and future delivery plans, for a Project to secure transformational change across health and social care.

(a)       That the Committee endorses the work to safely reduce the number of children in need of care through early help and intensive targeted support for families;

(b)       That the Committee supports the establishment of a local authority Children’s Residential Care Home as part of an approach to rebalance care provision for children, with a focus on ensuring an affordable and sufficient range of local high quality placements; and

(c)       That a report on the Multi Systematic Therapy project be considered at the joint meeting of the Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee to be held on 17 June 2021.