Agenda item - Regional care cooperative DfE pathfinder

1)           Cabinet agrees for Brighton & Hove City Council to continue to be involved in the RCC.

2)           Cabinet agrees for a contribution of £250,000 to be made from to the RCC, with £50,000 being made in 25/26; £100,000 in 26/27 and £100,000 in 27/28.  An outline business case has been completed as part of the corporate budget setting process for 2025/26 to access modernisation funding for this purpose.

3)           Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director, Families, Children & Wellbeing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Youth Services and for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls to agree the RCC delivery model.

138.1   Cabinet considered a report that sought approval for Brighton & Hove City Council to continue its involvement in a Department for Education Pathfinder pilot of a Regional Care Cooperative (RCC), alongside 18 other Local Authorities in the South East.

138.2   Resolved-

1)             Cabinet agrees for Brighton & Hove City Council to continue to be involved in the RCC.

2)             Cabinet agrees for a contribution of £250,000 to be made from to the RCC, with £50,000 being made in 25/26; £100,000 in 26/27 and £100,000 in 27/28.  An outline business case has been completed as part of the corporate budget setting process for 2025/26 to access modernisation funding for this purpose.

3)             Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director, Families, Children & Wellbeing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children, Families, Youth Services and for Ending Violence Against Women and Girls to agree the RCC delivery model.