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. 

Content

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.