Decision

The Cabinet Member for
Children’s Services approves that the London Borough of
Bexley:
 

Becomes a member of a not-for-profit company, limited by
guarantee, provisionally to be known as the Pan London Vehicle,
to:

 
a.    
develop and then oversee the running of
London’s secure children’s home provision for a
five-year period from 1st April 2023 to 31st
March 2028, with a break-point after three years once the refreshed
business case has been developed as well as the service pricing
structure, commissioning approach, operating model, practice model
and the SCH’s location is confirmed.  Once the provision has launched, membership will
be at a fixed annual cost of £20K (subject to inflation
adjustment), unless an alternative model for funding the PLV, that
does not require annual subscription, is agreed by members during
the development phase and
 
b.    
collaborate with other PLV members on future joint
commissioning programmes as agreed with Bexley.
 
·       
Commits in principle to joint oversight and
risk/benefit sharing of the secure children’s home provision,
through the PLV, for a five-year period to 31st March
2028 (with three-year break point),that includes the build, service
development and service commissioning phases, subject to
ratification after the revision of the SCH business case, and
renewable on a ten yearly cycle thereafter, with break-point after
five years.
 
•       
Delegates authority to the Director of
Children’s Services, inconsultation with the Director of
Finance and the Council’s Monitoring Officer to:
 
a.    
finalise the legal documents required to set up,
join and run the PLV and
 
b.    
in consultation with the responsible Cabinet Member
to make the final determination on the Council’s membership
of the PLV, following completion of the revised SCH business case
and, if appropriate, enter into all the legal agreements, contracts
and other documents on behalf of the Council required to implement
and run any aspect of the PLV arrangements.