RESOLVED
(a) that approval be given for a tendering process to be undertaken during summer 2022 with independent fostering agencies (IFAs), for the delivery of fostering services from October 2022, as per the recommendations and design set out in this Report;
(b) that the Chief Officer for Children's Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services & Schools, be given delegated authority to agree non-material changes within the overarching strategy detailed in section 4 (proposal); and
(c) that the Chief Officer for Children’s Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services & Schools, be given delegated authority to approve contract award recommendations for Peninsula Fostering Services with IFAs.