Issue details

Community Adolescent Service - Residential Accommodation

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is currently developing a comprehensive Community Adolescence Service with support from the DfE.
This new service will have at its core a commitment to evidence based progressive theory and practice.
As part of this development the Council is seeking a partner from the Independent Sector to provide a dedicated residential care home. For the chosen provider of the residential care home, this represents an exciting opportunity to contribute to a new way of working with a high DfE profile.
A key element of this scheme will be that the provider’s staff team, involved in this project, will receive full training in social Pedagogy and Restorative practice funded by the purchaser.
The scheme will also be externally evaluated for evidence of impact and the results will be of national standing.
The procurement of this residential home will be based on a block contract and represents a guaranteed source of annual income for the successful provider.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Financial Impact;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/03/2015

Financial: Yes;

Community Impact: No;

Decision due: 2 Jul 2015 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Children, Schools, Families and Leisure

Lead director: Director of Young People and Families

Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding

Contact: Marlyn Banham Email: marlyn.banham@sefton.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Briefings, meetings, presentations, discussions

Consultees

Strategic Leadership Team, Corporate Parenting Board, Local Safeguarding Children’s Board and Sefton Community Safety Partnership, Staff groups across social care and early help

Decisions

Agenda items

List of background documents to be considered by decision maker

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