Resolved
That Cabinet
1) Authorises the Executive Director for Children & Young People, in consultation with Executive Director for Social Care and Health to enter into West Midlands regional agreements and subsequent call-off contracts for the procurement and provision of foster care and residential care services for children in care on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources;
2) Authorises the Executive Director for Children and Young People to commence a procurement process for the provision of Short-Term Emergency Placements and Bail and Remand Intensive Care placements in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Children & Families; and
3) Authorises the Executive Director for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Executive Director for Social Care and Health, to enter into relevant contracts for the provision of Short-Term Emergency Placements and Bail and Remand Intensive Care placements for children in care and/or children in criminal court proceedings on terms and conditions acceptable to the Executive Director for Resources.