Issue - decisions

(i)  To delegate authority to the People Director to begin a procurement process for the provision of short break services as set out in this report and to enter into contracts in accordance with contract procedure rules.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the People Director to begin a grants process to develop community based short break activities and to award grants in consultation with the cabinet member for children’s services.

(iii)  To delegate authority to the People Director, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, to approve a spend of the amounts set out in this report against the new contracts and grants subject to annual budget setting.