Decision details

Stephen Kitchman presented the report, with Heather Brown (Development Manager).

In response to questions, the Committee heard that:

·         The timetable had been devised to take account of the existing offering, and to fit around the core contact hours of 10am-5pm. Some flexibility had been built into the programme

·         Meliot Road would be able to manage demand for court ordered assessments. The centre had capacity to deal with up to 120. 

·         The centre was currently offering support to Social Workers on Child Protection (CP) and Public Law Outline (PLO) which would with planned support be embedded into the work of field social workers.

·         Work was underway to upskill the Social Work team.

·         There was likely to be a savings gap of up to £134,000. It was hoped that this would be mitigated by other savings.

RESOLVED:

1.    That the Committee agrees to review the full savings report to Mayor and Cabinet

2.    That the Committee reviews this item after Meliot Road has been operational under the new arrangement for a full quarter.