Decision details

The Mayor asked how advanced were the Royal Borough of Greenwich and

the Borough of Bromle in collaborating with the plans and was informed they

had been joint partners from the onset.

In answer to a question from Councillor Millbank, officers confirmed the

initiative followed a direct approach from the Department of Education which

was testing a new model.

Having considered a confidential officer report, and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Children & Young People, Councillor Paul Maslin, Mayor

and Cabinet (Contracts), for the reasons set out in the report:

RESOLVED that:

(1) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for CYP to enter into a

grant agreement with the Department for Education (DfE) for testing the use

of social investment to improve support for care leavers;

(2) the award of an outcomes-based contract be made for the provision of an

assertive Education, Training and Employment (ETE) service for Care

Leavers to Outcomes for Care Leavers from April 2018 for a period of four

years;

(3) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for CYP to finalise the

negotiation of the terms of the contract with Outcomes for Care Leavers; and

(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for CYP to negotiate and

enter in to a tripartite agreement with the London Borough of Bromley and the

Royal Borough of Greenwich to formalise joint working arrangements as part

of the project.