Issue - meetings

Cabinet considered a report setting out the outcome of the consultation on proposals agreed by Full Council to reduce the number of settings through which the Children and Family Wellbeing Service delivers its service offer.

It was noted that careful consideration had been given to each setting including the local level of need for the service: its location; accessibility; suitability to deliver services; type and scale of service delivery; running costs; condition; time taken to travel there; what other services are provided there; and wider community impact. Following the assessment and consultation, revised proposals were drawn up in relation to the 76 existing settings.

Resolved: That:

  i.  the findings of the consultation as set out in the report be noted

  ii.  the Children and Family Wellbeing Service implements the proposals for 76 buildings as set out in the report, as follows:

·  50 to continue to provide Children and Family Wellbeing Service delivery as proposed in the consultation.

·  12 to no longer provide Children and Family Wellbeing Service delivery as proposed in the consultation.

·  14 to be subject to further consideration taking into account the cost of building adaptations required to accommodate future Children and Family Wellbeing Service delivery and further budget option decisions.

  iii.  further proposals on the remaining 14 buildings be presented to Cabinet once the additional consideration has been given.