Purpose

To give authority to spend and to procure in relation to the development of the Children’s residential estate to establish three new residential care homes in the small group living portfolio; to incur revenue expenditure necessary to the operation of children’s residential homes; and to establish and recruit to necessary associated staffing structures. 

Decision

In the absence of the Director of Children & Families, the Chief Officer, Service Transformation & Partnerships agreed to:

a)  Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity within the children’s residential portfolio;

b)  Approve the overall business case as described in this report;

c)  Note the financial implications and give authority to spend budgets (revenue and capital) as identified in this report; and

d)  Note, as per the Scheme of Delegation, that the Chief Officer, Asset Management & Regeneration, will be required to approve the acquisitions, as and when properties are identified.

The Chief Officer, Financial Services agreed to:

e)  Note the content of the report and invest to save proposition for new capacity with the children’s residential portfolio; and

f)  Approve the necessary injection into the capital programme to enable property acquisitions.