The Cabinet approved the Looked After Children Residential Contract Extension for 2023/2025

Cabinet was presented with the Approval to extend the Looked After Children (LAC) Residential Contract report

Report was introduced by Councillor Oscar Ford, Cabinet Member for Children & Young People

This report seeks approval to extend the Looked After Children (LAC) Residential Contract for a period of 2 years and to at the same time vary the detail of banding system within the contract to increase granularity and reflect the profile of the services commissioned over the initial term.

This contract was commissioned on behalf of the North East London Commissioning Partnership with Havering acting as the lead authority.

The Cabinet

1.     Agreed to extend the Looked After Children Residential Contract with Woodford Children’s Home Limited for a period of two years from 28 October 2023; and vary the contract as set out in this report.

2.     Delegated the decision to further extend the contract for the final contracted extension period (for a period of 2 years from 28 October 2025) to the Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Lead Member of Children’s Services subject to:

2.1  the performance of the contract continuing to be satisfactory;

2.2  the contract representing best value for the London Borough of Havering; and

2.3  the agreement of all members of the North East London Commissioning Partnership to the extension.