Decision details

Purpose of Report: This report sets out the results of the review of homelessness rough sleeping resettlement pathways which provides emergency /temporary accommodation and support via residential placements for everyone over the age of 16 who needs it.

The report outlines the continued move towards a tailored, person-centred, strength-based approach to resettlement and makes recommendations to reshape existing provision to deliver long term improvements to the lives of care experienced young people as they proceed into adulthood and to vulnerable, homeless adults and young people.

Existing provision is a mixture of internally delivered and externally commissioned services. Significant external service contracts come to an end in the 31st July 2024 and decisions need to be made about future models of provision.

The Executive will be asked: To review the report and agree future Delivery arrangements.

This item was deferred from the 18 April 2024 due to the complexity of the proposal, and the need to gather up-to-date financial and performance data, it is essential that the report only be presented when ready.

Resolved:

                         i.         Agreed the principles of the new Resettlement pathway and develop a Homelessness and Rough Sleeping strategy to be reported to a future meeting of the Executive;

                        ii.         Approved the insourcing of services previously contracted under the Adult Community Wellbeing Support Service contract, and to implement the new Resettlement pathway to develop residential and support/care solutions for adults based upon early intervention and personalised support;

                      iii.         Approved the short-term extension of the current Adult Community Wellbeing Support Service contract by way of a variation to enable a smooth transition to an in-house service, to run absolutely no later than 31 December 2024, and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Adult Social Care in consultation with the Head of Procurement and the Director of Governance to determine and conclude the terms of such a variation;

                      iv.         Approved the commissioning of support services as needed by the pathway following the transition of the residential elements of the current contract, and to delegate authority to the Director of Housing, Economy and Regeneration in consultation with the Head of Procurement and the Director of Governance to take such steps as are necessary to procure, award and enter into the resulting contracts (and any subsequent modifications and/or extensions thereto);

                       v.         Agreed to appoint a temporary project team from existing budgets to manage the service transition and develop a detailed service transition model, and approve the establishment of a governance board to oversee the transition to the new pathway and engage city partners;

                      vi.         Approved the commissioning of the Young People’s Community Wellbeing and Support Service following a review of the specification, and to delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Head of Procurement and the Director of Governance to take such steps as are necessary to procure, award and enter into the resulting contracts (and any subsequent modifications and/or extensions thereto);

                    vii.         Approved that 89/91 Scarcroft Road, currently part of the Adult Wellbeing contract but owned by the council, is registered with OFSTED for the provision of support services for those young people who need supported accommodation as part of their pathway to independence.

Reason:     To develop a new resettlement pathway and bring services in house.