To approve the implementation of the service and initiation of the required Human Resources processes to begin recruitment.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;
Decision status:
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/01/2018
Decision due: Not before 13th Feb 2018 by Director of Children and Families
Lead director: Director of Children and Families
Department: Children and Families
Contact: Barbara Newton, Head of Complex Needs 0113 3783625.
Consultation process
The rationale for this proposal has been informed as part of wider service developments for children and young people with SEND. All participation and consultation forums with key stakeholders such as children and families, schools, CCGs, adult services, CAMHS and LCHCT have identified this issue as a critical gap in service.
Specific focus has been given to this issue at the Transforming Care Partnership Board and the recent multi-agency consultation for feedback to the recent Lenehan report, “These are Our Children”.
The development of the proposal has been overseen by the multi-agency Learning Disability Behaviour Support Group chaired by the Head of Complex Needs, Barbara Newton which has been operational for four years. This group includes representatives from those key stakeholders.
Consultees
Children and families, schools, CCGs, adult services, CAMHS and LCHCT