Decision details

Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People Service

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Cabinet is asked to give consideration to the future commissioning and procurement arrangements for a Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People Service.

Decisions:

“Protecting children from exploitation is, and always will be, a priority for this authority. As the forms of exploitation evolve, so our response and preventative work change too and the newly commissioned service will provide a layered approach to support children and their families, which will aim to intervene and improve situations at an early stage.”

 

Mark Sutton, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.

 

Reasons for the Decision – To consider the commissioning intentions of Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner in relation to the development of a Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People’s Service.

 

Decision – (a) That the commissioning intentions of Staffordshire County Council, Stoke- on-Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Office in relation to the development of a Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People’s Service, be endorsed.

 

(b) That the procurement of a Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People’s Service by Staffordshire County Council, on behalf of Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, be approved.

 

(c) That decisions in relation to the Pan-Staffordshire Child Exploitation and Missing Children & Young People’s Service be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Director for Families and Communities.

 

(d) That it be acknowledged that the delegation to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People includes acting on behalf of the County Council to finalise the Joint Commissioning Deed of Agreement and the entering of required contractual arrangements with the successful bidder.

Report author: Joseph Sullivan

Publication date: 22/07/2021

Date of decision: 21/07/2021

Decided at meeting: 21/07/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 28/07/2021

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