partnership with Project to be providers with the providers and other developed under the intention to increase LA’s to develop local auspices of the WLA provision within the bespoke provision. 2014-2015 financial year. The two P&V homes opened in 2013 continue to operate successfully at near capacity. Encouraging further growth has proven challenging given the high local capital costs. A new provision part funded by the DfE Innovations project is developed within Ealing by St Christopher’s Fellowship. Due to open summer 2015, LBE staff from Children’s Services and Safer Communities are engaged in the planning for this resource. This resource is aimed specifically at keeping vulnerable teenage females safe whilst keeping them close to family and local services. It would be considered as an alternative to secure accommodation. Develop alternative Tender for a new Contract and September 2014 education provision in approved list of procurement local area as needed EOTAS providers with manager, Head of The new approved list a revised specification Children’s for the commissioning that includes LAC and Commissioning and of EOTAS placements enables local strategy has been operative residential placements manager since early 2015. to be made with access to local EOTAS provision if needed Improve quality of To use intelligence Operations Manager Ongoing provision from IROs to monitor LAC and Care Senior Integrated – outcomes and to Leavers Commissioning assess ability of Manager is now providers to deliver AIDHOUR attending regular these meetings with Aidhour. Contract and Further work required to Commissioning ensure feedback from Manager IRO’s is properly utilised.
partnership with providers and other LA’s to develop local bespoke provision. Project to be developed under the auspices of the WLA providers with the intention to increase provision within the 2014-2015 financial year. The two P&V homes opened in 2013 continue to operate successfully at near capacity. Encouraging further growth has proven challenging given the high local capital costs. A new provision part funded by the DfE Innovations project is developed within Ealing by St Christopher’s Fellowship. Due to open summer 2015, LBE staff from Children’s Services and Safer Communities are engaged in the planning for this resource. This resource is aimed specifically at keeping vulnerable teenage females safe whilst keeping them close to family and local services. It would be considered as an alternative to secure accommodation. Develop alternative education provision in local area as needed Tender for a new approved list of EOTAS providers with a revised specification that includes LAC and enables local residential placements to be made with access to local EOTAS provision if needed Contract and procurement manager, Head of Children’s Commissioning and strategy manager September 2014 The new approved list for the commissioning of EOTAS placements has been operative since early 2015. Improve quality of provision To use intelligence from IROs to monitor outcomes and to assess ability of providers to deliver these Operations Manager – LAC and Care Leavers AIDHOUR Contract and Commissioning Manager Ongoing Senior Integrated Commissioning Manager is now attending regular meetings with Aidhour. Further work required to ensure feedback from IRO’s is properly utilised.