Decision details
West London Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Children, Young People and Community Development
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To agree the Service Level Agreement between the West London local authorities (Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Harrow) following a successful grant bid to develop a recruitment and retention hub.
Decision:
That the Corporate Director for Children and Young People:
i) Notes that Brent Council, alongside Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Councils has been awarded £708,466 by the Department for Education for a West London Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme.
ii) Approves the Council entering into a collaboration agreement and associated schedules with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and six (6) other West London boroughs for the purposes of delivering the West London Fostering Recruitment and Retention Programme.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Alternative options considered:
As detailed within the accompanying report.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Reason Key: Signficant expenditure/savings of £500k or more;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Cabinet/Committee Decision or Scheme of Delegation: Officer scheme of delegation
Parties Consulted: The Corporate Parenting Committee has been kept updated on progress with the project. There has been discussion and engagement with foster carers since September 2023 about the plans for the recruitment hub, and there will be ongoing consultation with foster carers across the West London boroughs throguhout the life of the project.
Contact: Kelli Eboji, Head of LAC and Permanency Email: kelli.eboji@brent.gov.uk.
Publication date: 21/03/2024
Date of decision: 07/03/2024
Effective from: 29/03/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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