Issue details

The Assistant Director for Commissioning and Partnerships post became vacant in December 2021 after the previous post holder left the authority. This has provided an opportunity to rethink the current arrangements in the light of wider system changes and the evolving need of the directorate. Approval is now sought to restructure the children and young people’s commissioning function initially on an interim basis. This proposal, if approved, will continue the delegation of the function to the Director of Education, Skills and Early Years, on behalf of the whole directorate. It will also ensure system wide flexibility, positioning us to take advantage of the development of integrated commissioning intentions including the Integrated Care System and resultant changes to current CCG functions. In addition, this will realise a saving from the overall staffing budget.
Interim arrangements for the Children and Young People’s Commissioning Team would enable senior leaders to have flexibility moving forward as Oldham, Greater Manchester and national agendas emerge and develop.
It is also recommended as part of these proposals that the Commissioning Team is known as Children and Young People’s Commissioning rather than Startwell.