Decision details

(1)  Noted the Children and Families Portfolio forecast budget position, at the end of June 2016, of £2.8m in excess of current approved cash limit provision.

(2)  Supported the ongoing process of budget review and implementation of proposals to reduce the projected overspend position and deliver a balanced budget within the area of Children's Social Care.

(3)  Approved that power be delegated to the Deputy Director of Children's and Families - Safeguarding, in consultation with the S.151 officer, to enter into the necessary contracts for the capital works proposed at both the Tangiers and Beechside children's homes as set out in section 6 of this report.