Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Children, Education and Families
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
That comments by Members of the Education PDS Committee be noted.
That the Family Support Service be market tested during 2015/16.
The Local Authority has provided a family support service to parents and carers of children and young people diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder through a contract with Burgess Autistic Trust, formerly known as Bromley Autistic Trust, for over ten years. The service offers a comprehensive range of support and information to children and young people and their families and carers, and is highly regarded by service users and professionals with a total of 920 families using the Family Support Service during 2014/15. The provision of this service has never been competitively tendered with all contracts awarded via an exemption.
It is proposed to market test this service during 2015/16 to ensure that it continues to offer good value for money and provides a high quality service which meets the Local Authority’s requirements
Publication date: 14/07/2015
Date of decision: 14/07/2015
Effective from: 22/07/2015
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