Purpose

When the children’s services partnership
arrangement between IOW and HCC ended on 31/1/24, service level
agreements were put in place for ten services (e.g. Multi agency
safeguarding hub, educational psychology, and school improvement).
The IOW needs to proceed with the next stage of designing and
implementing future arrangements before the end of these service
level agreements, and Cabinet are asked to approve the proposed
next steps.

Content

That authority is delegated to the
Head of Paid Service (Chief Executive), in conjunction with the
Strategic Director of Children’s Services, and the Director
of Finance, to ensure appropriate resources required to ensure the
council can meet its statutory duties are available following the
end of the current service level agreements with Hampshire County
Council.