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RESOLVED to
 
a)       
Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Children and
Young People (in consultation with the Executive Director for
Place) to award the refurbishment contract for the three proposed
residential homes following the procurement process.
 
b)       
Commence the recruitment process for a Registered Manager to
provide technical expertise to set up three children's homes and
oversee the management of the three homes, submit a children's home
registration application to Ofsted and draft policies and
procedures required to run council owned childrens homes that meet
regulatory requirements.
 
c)        
Commence the recruitment process to appoint the staff team
for the three homes.
 
d)       
Add the refurbishment project for the three properties within
the capital programme and the allocation of £307k of funding
for this, funded by available capital receipts.