To seek Cabinet
approval:
For Gloucestershire County Council to join Adoption West; the
proposed new Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) made up of the
following Councils: Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North
Somerset, South Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, and
Upon the establishment of the Adoption West RAA, to award to
Adoption West a 2 year contract for the provision of adoption
services.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000 and 2 Divisions affected;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/02/2017
Decision due: 29 Mar 2017 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet member - Children & Young People and Strategic Commissioning
Contact: Helen Price, Lead Commissioner Families Email: helenprice@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Consultees
Adoptees
Adopters
Birth families
Gloucestershire County Council (GCC), GCC staff, other
participating councils, Voluntary Adoption Agency and Adoption
Support Agency Staff
Health service commissioners and providers
Adoption panel members
Education services
Scrutiny Input: Children and Families Scrutiny Committee Meeting - 9 March 2017