Decision details

Savings and Investment: Children's Social Care - Revised Summary - JAN16/CAB/09

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet considered the report and taking into account the financial implications arising, RESOLVED to agree the Transformation Plan for Children’s Social care, in order to improve practice and outcomes.

Reasons for the decision:

To improve practice and outcomes and respond to Ofsted findings in Children’s Social care.  To reduce spend on agency social workers.

Alternative options considered:

To do nothing would see the continuation of the areas Ofsted had noted for improvement not being addressed and outcomes for children not being improved.  Also a continued increase in spend of agency social workers.

 

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Background Documents:

Ofsted Inspection of Children’s Social Care.

 

Publication date: 08/02/2016

Date of decision: 08/02/2016

Effective from: 12/02/2016

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