Future commissioning plans Plans to reduce LAC numbers

Future commissioning plans. Plans to reduce LAC numbers. March 2019 Rashid Almutairi – Strategic Commissioner (Specialists Support) Judi Garrett – Strategic Commissioner (Local Services)

Local Context • To date – The LAC numbers are currently standing at 1210 (UP 3%) • LAC numbers have increased by 13% over the last 2 years 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Numbers of Looked after Children 1076 1151 1067 1045 1104 1179 UP 7% DOWN 7. 3% DOWN 2% 69. 0 62. 2 UP 6% UP 7% Rates per 10, 000 children under 18 65. 2 65. 0 65. 8 69. 7 Children who started to be looked after 460 530 420 375 458 483 Children who Ceased to be looked after 410 465 510 415 377 431

Our Direction • Integration…Integration • Engaging with service users • Developing partnerships across the system • Collaboration with other commissioners across the service user pathway • Joined-up work with operational teams Service users Operational Model Integration Co. Commissioning Partnership

Current areas of focus • Sufficiency • LAC reduction • Early Childhood and Family Service (ECFS) – covering both procurement Transform of new ECFS and the focus on developing an early childhood system – based on our logic model approach • CAMHS (inc. Re-Think project) Build Protect Sufficiency Strategy Partner Specialise Streamline

Future/Transformation • CWD (ops and commissioned) – this will be a focus for the transformation team starting over next few months • Continued budget pressures will drive ongoing transformation

Developing our approaches • Family Finding – as new key approach we are building into our work and services we commission • Performance management of commissioned services

Local Services update • Early Childhood and Family Service Update • • Engagement with staff Engage with current providers Middle of dialogue Award date circa 9 th April 2019 Service start date 1 st October 2019 Buildings Communication • ECFS@norfolk. gov. uk

Local Services Update • Detached Youth work • Partnership with PCC • Young Carers • New service start date