Decision details

The PDS Panel received the report of the Task & Finish Group following their review of Early Years, Children's Centre and Early Help (0 - 11 years) Services and from that made recommendations to Cabinet.  Cabinet considered the Panel’s recommendations at its meeting on 13^th November 2013.  The Cabinet decision from that meeting was Called-in and the Call-in was considered by the Panel at its meeting on 25^th November 2013.  The Panel agreed to uphold the Call-in and to ask Cabinet to reconsider its original decision.

Cabinet considered the Panel’s recommendations at a meeting on 4^th December 2013.  The reconsidered decision made at that meeting was not subject to Call-in.

The Panel received a presentation from Officers on the developing model at its meeting in January 2014 and Cabinet considered the matter under the discussion of the budget at its meeting on 12^th February 2014.  An update report will be brought to Cabinet at its meeting on 11^th June 2014.

The Panel will receive and comment on the report to Cabinet on September 8^th prior to the Cabinet meeting on September 10^th.

(1) To NOTE the outcome of the call-in by the Early Years, Children and Youth PDS Panel;

(2) To AGREE the response to each of the recommendations of the Panel report and the Minority report (Appx 2 of the report);

(3) To AGREE the consultation and decision timeline (Appx 3 of the report); and

(4) To REQUEST that the Early Years, Children and Youth PDS Panel receive a presentation from Officers on the developing model at its meeting in January 2014.

The decision enables the consultation process to be planned and maximises the ability for members of the Council and the public to engage with the consultation.

No other options were available which would have satisfied the need for wide consultation on how to implement the Council’s agreed budget for the Service.