Decision details
Children in Care Transformation - Residential Estate Expansion Programme
Decision Maker: Executive Councillor: Children's Services, Community Safety and Procurement
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
1. That the use of £1.5m of Council capital funding to provide two new children’s homes in Lincolnshire be approved;
2. That subject to the approval of the capital scheme appraisal, the provision of a Children’s Home in Lincoln through the relocation of existing services from Strut House to refurbished residential accommodation at St Francis Special School and the alteration of Strut House to form a Children’s Home be approved; and
3. That subject to the approval of the capital scheme appraisal and identification of a suitable site, the use of the balance of the funding towards providing a second children’s home in either East Lindsey or South Kesteven be approved.
Reasons for the decision:
As detailed in the report
Alternative options considered:
As detailed in the report
Publication date: 02/12/2021
Date of decision: 30/11/2021
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