Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

The Cabinet Member for Education informed Members on the outcomes of the Out of County (OOC) Placements Commissioning Project.

The project focused on OOC placements and was identified due to increasing demands on the budget allocated to cover that element of the Council’s provision.  The project board identified the key planned outcomes to be achieved.  Progress and achievements against the key aims / work streams were detailed in the report.

The Director of Lifelong Learning said that the work against the planned outcomes had resulted in a reduction of OOC placements along with a significant reduction in spend against the budget, details of which were included in the report.  It also meant that more children and young people with complex needs were being educated and cared for closer to their home communities, supporting family and friendship ties.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the work of the OOC Project be recognised and its completion of role in relation to Planned Outcomes be confirmed; and

(b)       That any further opportunities for development in local provision and practice will be identified through the normal planning and decision making processes, e.g. MTFP, Service Plans and reported to Cabinet.