Purpose

To extend the existing contract with Liquid
Personnel through Constellia for locum social workers to conduct
additional Care Act reviews. This was originally agreed on 11 March
2024 in the officer executive decision (OED) included as an
appendix to this notice. The spend on that decision has been
actioned and the decision was taken at EDM on 05/06/2024 to extend
to the end of the financial year in line with the saving project
and target.

Content

To extend the existing contract and to fund an
additional 1,000 reviews through the underspend on the 2024/5 ASC
staffing budget. This is up to the end of the financial year and
the project timescale.

Alternative options considered

To allow the contract to finish and wind down
fixed term posts associated to the management of reviews. This was
discounted as the locum workers account for 80% of the reviews
conducted under the ‘People Waiting’ project and would
not deliver against the projected savings targets.