Purpose

To seek approval of the Families First
transformation programme business case, including the costs and
benefits, and the approach to accounting for the transformation and
savings projects that sit outside of Families First

Content

The Committee RESOLVED:
1. To endorse the Families First
transformation programme, which makes a step change in the way the
service operates, to one more focused on earlier help and
prevention.
2. To approve the business case based on the
mid-case forecasts and assumptions, subject to further refinement
and assurance of the unmitigated figures during the next phase
(mobilisation).
3. To approve the internal one-off cost of
change level outlined in the report and, subject to the approval of
the overall funding envelope by the Strategy and Resources
Committee, to approve an allocation of the transformation funds for
this purpose.
4. To endorse an investment of £1.9m in
additional staff that will reduce average caseloads and increase
the time for practitioners to work with families.
5. To approve a procurement for an external
delivery partner to support the transformation programme.
6. To authorise the Executive Director:
Children and Education, in consultation with the Chair of the
Children and Young People Policy Committee, to take all steps
required to procure an external delivery partner under a
risk/reward contract, to provide specialist support and capacity to
the transformation programme, as outlined in the report and the
business case.