Issue - meetings

Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years, sought Cabinet approval to enter into negotiations with the incumbent providers of Youth Support Services with a view to extending the current contract, due to expire on 30th June 2023, for a further 12 months to allow for changes in the operating landscape to be fully embedded within partner arrangements

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services to:

1.    Enter into negotiations with the incumbent provider of Youth Support Services, namely Prospects, with a view to extending the term of the council’s existing contract with it for a further period of 12 months commencing 1st July 2023; and

2.    Consider and, if appropriate, approve the said contract extension following the conclusion of such negotiations.

Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years, sought Cabinet approval to enter into negotiations with the incumbent providers of Youth Support Services with a view to extending the current contract, due to expire on 30June 2023, for a further 12 months to allow for changes in the operating landscape to be fully embedded within partner arrangements.

Cllr Davies explained the rationale for the proposal and advised members current timescales were unachievable. It was therefore logical to delay, for which the Council was legally able to take this decision.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services to:

1.    Enter into negotiations with the incumbent provider of Youth Support Services, namely Prospects, with a view to extending the term of the council’s existing contract with it for a further period of 12 months commencing 1st July 2023; and

2.    Consider and, if appropriate, approve the said contract extension following the conclusion of such negotiations.