Decision

As delegated by the Executive Mayor in the August 2025 decision (Appendix A) and for the reasons set out in this report and its appendices, the Corporate Director for Children Young People and Education (CYPE) is recommended:

To formally accept the Department for Education’s (DfE) offer of grant funding (£780,000) under the Complex Needs Open Children’s Homes Capital Investment programme now the formal grant offer letter (GOL) has been received from the DfE – please see Appendix B.

Reasons for the decision

The reasons for the recommendations are set out in section 3 of the approved decision report in Appendix A.

Alternative options considered

Alternative options that were considered are explained in section 7 of the approved decision report in Appendix A.