Purpose

To seek approval to accept and spend a
Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social
Care provisional grant for 2026- 2029 to continue to fund Family
Hubs and the new Best Start in Life Plan

Content

The Committee RESOLVED: 
UNANIMOUSLY
 
 

To approve subject to meeting the programme requirements, and any
associated grant conditions, the acceptance of £6,338,5000
from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department
for Education to deliver the Best Start in Life Family Hubs and
Healthy Babies Programme.

 

To authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education, in
consultation with the Chair for the Committee for Children and
Young People to take all steps required to accept and spend the
funding including procuring and awarding contracts (including any
individual contracts over £500k) necessary for the
implementation of the programme from March 2026 to March 2029,
in-line with the maximum budget envelopes outlined in this
report.