Issue - meetings

Report CEF20006

The report set out expenditure on the Tackling Troubled Families Programme being delivered in Bromley through the Early Intervention and Family Support Services (EIFS) and requested agreement to drawdown grant funding from central contingency.

The Committee noted that demand for services had not reduced as there were always new families receiving support from the Tackling Troubled Families Programme.

Members noted that the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government had allocated funding for 2020/21 and a review of funding for a potential Phase 3 of the Programme was awaited.

In relation to school exclusions, the Committee noted that schools were able to refer families to the Programme.  There were a variety of contributory factors in respect of school exclusions and it was possible that the early intervention work of the Tackling Trouble Families Programme could prevent certain issues - which may contribute to school exclusion - from emerging.

RESOLVED: That the Executive be recommended to

1.  Approve the drawdown of income and expenditure of £365k from the Tackling Troubled Families Grant for 2019/20 held in contingency.

2.  Approve the drawdown of income and expenditure of £891k from the Tackling Troubled Families Grant for 2020/21 held in contingency.