Decision details

Purpose of Report:  At the Corporate and Scrutiny Management Committee (Calling In) meeting on 31/10/2014 it was resolved that the proposals contained in the Business Case for Children’s Services for Castlegate be deferred in order to allow Officers to undertake the following work, prior to reporting back on refined proposals to Cabinet in February 2015:
• Consultation with service users and partners
• An outcome based statistics exercise at Castlegate
• Consideration of refined proposals by a sub group or YorOk
• Consideration of a refined proposal by a cross party group
• Submission of refined proposals to the YorOk Board
To enable the called-in matter to be dealt with efficiently and in accordance with the requirements of the Council’s Constitution.

On 25 November an update was given regarding the timescales for a refined proposal regarding the Castlegate drop in centre. Part of the analysis that will form the refined proposal was to be informed by statistical evidence gathered from Castlegate users. This exercise only began in December and more evidence is needed prior to a recommendation being made.

Members are asked to approve the following timeline:
- YorOk Sub Group refined proposal complete - February 2015
- Cross Party Group approval of re-design - March 2015
- YorOk Board approval of re-design - March 2015
- Refined proposal to Cabinet for approval - April 2015

In addition, Members will be asked to approve the work to date.

Resolved:           That Cabinet note the views from partners and young people, as reflected in the report, and approve the suggested timelines and further work of the YorOk sub group in respect of the development of revised proposals for the services currently located at Castlegate.

Reason:              To allow the work with YorOk partners to develop proposals to inform a revised business case to be submitted to Cabinet in early summer 2015.