Purpose

1. To seek approval of an addendum to the
Families First business case setting out the changed cost / benefit
profile for the programme and to provide an update on the work
being undertaken to mobilise the Families First programme.
2. To provide an update on the wider set of
programmes and projects that together will constitute the Children
and Education Directorate’s Transformation and Savings
Portfolio in 2025/26.
 

Content

The Committee RESOLVED (unanimous vote in
favour):
 
1. To approve the Families First programme and
updated Full Business Case, in the form of the addendum attached to
the report (the Full Business Case was originally approved at the
Children and Young People Committee in January 2025).
 
2. To authorise the Executive Director:
Children & Education, in consultation with Chairs of the
Children and Young People Committee and the Strategy and Resources
Committee, as well as the Director of Finance, to take all steps
required to implement the Families First programme, including
procuring and awarding contracts over the key decision threshold,
in line with the maximum budget envelopes allocated for 2025/26 and
as outlined in the report (subject to approval of the
transformation budget by the Strategy and Resources Committee on 19
May 2025).
 
3. To acknowledge the full scope of programmes
and projects that constitute the Children & Education
transformation portfolio in 2025/26 and the associated savings that
are to be secured in this period.
 
4. To note that an update report on progress
of the transformation and savings portfolio will be brought back to
committee in August 2025.