The Director of Children and Families is recommended to agree the implementation of a call-off period with Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd for a period of up to 12 months from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. This will ensure continuity of current support whilst an options appraisal is completed informing future commissioning plans for this type of support. The indicative spend against this contract is £302k over the full 12 months period.