To seek approval to
continue to use the Regional Supported and Independent Living
(SaILS) framework where appropriate.
The current approval to use the Framework was decided at September
2015 Cabinet and covered the 4 year period from October 2015 to
September 2019. The framework is used when unregulated provision is
suitable for the Young Person age 16+ including Care Leavers.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Both Financial and Community Impact;
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/07/2019
Financial: Yes;
Community Impact: Yes;
Decision due: 5 Sep 2019 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Children, Schools and Safeguarding
Lead director: Assistant Director - Adult Social Care
Department: Children's Services and Safeguarding
Contact: Alison Taylor Email: alison.taylor@sefton.gov.uk Tel: 0151 934 3936.
Consultation process
In 2018 North West Placements coordinated a review of the Supported and Independent Living Services (SaILS) Dynamic Purchasing System serving 23 Local Authorities in the North West Region and recommended replacing the current SaILS DPS with a Flexible Purchasing System with a higher specification and more rigorous evaluation. This report was taken to The Strategic Leads for Safeguarding Vulnerable Children in November 2018 and was supported.
Consultees
Young people; commissioners; service providers; Strategic Leads for Safeguarding Vulnerable Children