Decision details

Family Decision Making Team

Decision Maker: Managing Director Children and Young People (DCS)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The report seeks to extend the fixed term contracts of the Family Decision Making team to 30 June 2023, and to implement a system for assuring the
outcomes and quality of the work.

Decision:

RESOLVED - That: The contracts of the Family Decision Making team be extended to 30/6/2023, with a review in February 2023 of whether to extend for a longer period, and to move the service to be part of the Family Connect service with an associated refocusing of the level of need at which the team work and strengthened performance and quality assurance arrangements.

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1 - Do not extend the contracts of the Family Decision Making Team
Option 2 Extend the contracts of the Family Decision Making team to 30/6/2023, and move the service to be part of the Family Connect service with an associated refocusing of the level of need at which the team work.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Do not extend the contracts of the Family Decision Making Team

Other reasons / organisations consulted

There was consultation with Children's Services DMT

Contact: Bruce Penhale, Head of Stronger Communities Service 0161 770 4196 Email: bruce.penhale@oldham.gov.uk Email: Bruce.penhale@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 02/09/2022

Date of decision: 26/08/2022

Effective from: 07/09/2022

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