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Children and Families Service Plan

2006-2007

1. SCOPE OF THE SERVICE

Our vision is for all children to grow up in a caring, stable environment, with real opportunities

to achieve their full potential and grow to contribute to and participate in their local communities.

Our aim is to ensure that all children in our community have access to secure attachment, are protected from significant harm, are prevented from offending and are able to maximize their

life chances. We work in partnership to meet our statutory responsibility for children looked after by the Council and to provide child protection and other services to children in need in Bath and North East Somerset.

The Children and Families Services has been working in partnership with the Education Service and the Health Service to create, and progress, the agenda for change for children in Bath and North East Somerset. The Children and young People Plan 2006-09 prioritises the groups of children and young people and who are disadvantaged within the context of improving outcomes for all.

The Children’s Services will be restructured in the autumn to align with the requirements of the Children Act 2004 and to meet local priorities and plans. Four Local Area Partnerships have been formed for the delivery of services within Children’s Trust arrangements.

Service Objectives.

All our objectives are designed to contribute to achieving the 5 main outcomes for children and young people within the Every Child Matters Agenda :

· Be Healthy

· Stay Safe

Enjoy and Achieve

Make a Positive Contribution.

Achieve Economic Well-being

We will deliver this by providing services :-

· To assist children and young people to have secure attachment, either by promoting their parents’ or families’ ability to care for them, or by providing high quality substitute fostering and adoption arrangements.

· To improve the protection of children who are at risk of significant harm.

· To work in partnership with parents and carers and other agencies in order to improve life chances of all children in need.

· To promote all equalities and opportunities.

The Service works in partnership with other Council Services, statutory and voluntary agencies to provide integrated services to children, young people and families, and plays a lead role in developing and providing these services through partnerships such as The Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and previously the Area Child Protection Committee (ACPC), the Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership (CYPSP), the Youth Offending Team Steering Group, the Disabled Children’s Strategy Group, the Connexions Service Development Group, The Children’s Fund and Sure Start Partnership. The CYPSP has developed the Local Preventative Strategy for vulnerable children, which has been developed into the Children and young Peoples Plan 2006-09.

What does your service do? i.e. its activities and key PIs etc

Description	2005/06 Activities
We provide child protection services in partnership with other key agencies such as the police and health	All figures are from the 2005 Children in Need Census 57 children on the child protection register
We provide services to children looked after mainly within foster homes. We recruit, train and support foster and adoptive parents.	108 looked after children.
We provide or commission a range of service to children in need including disabled children.	162 disabled children 628 children in need

2. STATE YOUR PROGRESS WITH EXISTING SERVICE PLAN (As Autumn)

What progress have you made with your 0506 key developments?

Key development	Progress to date (Red, Amber or Green)	Actions planned to progress
1. Progressing the Change for Children agenda - the development of more integrated work processes across agencies.	Green	1. Complete consultations, develop and compile the Children and Young People’s Plan 2006-09 and publish by 1st April 2006. Achieved. 2. Following appointment of Director of Children’s Services, progress and complete work to integrate Children and Families, Education and other designated services. Continuing pending appointment. 3. Complete consultations, develop agreed scope of, and establish Local Safeguarding Children’s Board by 1st April 2006. Achieved. 4. Fully implement the Local Preventative Strategy delivery plans for the development of Care Pathways for all children accessing services – to be reported to March 2006 CYPSP business meeting. Achieved
2. Production of Children and young Peoples Plan 2006-09 3. Establish and implement pooled budget for children with multiple and complex needs.	Green Green	1. Complete consultations, develop and compile the Plan (Jan 06). Achieved. 2. Submit for approval to Council Executive (March 06) and Full council (March 06) and other key partner agency forums (March 06) Achieved. 3. Confirm arrangements for future monitoring reviews and evaluations. (CYPSP Dec 05). Achieved. Achieved.
4. Implement Project for Integrated Children’s Systems.	Green	1. Project Board to complete preparations for Phase 1 introduction by February 06. Achieved. 2. Staff training to be completed (planned for Dec 05 – Feb 06) Revised timetable now implemented 3. Installation and testing of ICS. Achieved.
5. Progress development of electronic social care records.	Amber	1. ICS which forms the basis of our electronic social care record is on track for implementation in 2006 (see above). 2. The service has contributed to the Council’s ESCR project to purchase an electronic storage system.
6. Preparations for the implementation of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)	Green	1. Lead officers have attended training in CAF. 2. Implementation of CAF is included in the planned pilot of the Local Area Partnership in Norton Radstock in 2006. 3. Programme of staff training in place. Achieved.
7. Review of staff and team changes made in April 2005 to implement the Financial Plan.	Green	1. Formal interim review to be completed by CFSMT in November 2005. Achieved. 2. Formal full review to be completed by CFSMT in May 2006.
8. Implement action plan following receipt of CSCI Inspection Report for Children’s Services.	Green	1. Lead Officers progressing all individual actions and reporting to Head of Service. 2. Overall progress being monitored and further reviewed through CFSMT in November 05 and January 06 3. Progress reports to be provided to CSCI within regular Business Relationship Meetings and to Overview and Scrutiny Panel. Achieved.

3. HOW ARE YOU RESPONDING TO YOUR 3-YEAR FINANCIAL PLAN TARGETS? (As Autumn amended for agreed changes)

Proposals	Revenue Saving(-) / Cost (£k)
	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09
Financial Planning Target	2538	1258	0
e.g. Service Pressures
· Excess Inflation	1800	1800	1800
· Single status & Pensions	272	2072	272
· New legislation/government initiatives	1145	96	141
· Increases in demand	1161	700	700
· Improvement priorities	10	0	0
· Other	85	-102	-43
Service savings
· Cash Efficiency savings	- 208	- 40	-40
· Increasing income (new charges & increases above inflation)	-2	0	0
· Service Reductions	-1725	-813	-1004
Net (to meet target)	0	2455	1826

4. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Ref No	Indicator	Best 25% 04-05 ALL ENGLISH COUNCILS	04-05 ACTUAL	05-06 TARGET	05-06 Estimate	ü or û	06-07 TARGET	07-08 TARGET	08-09 TARGET
CUSTOMERS
CF/ A1	Stability of placements of children looked after (BVPI 49) (KT) – new definition.		8	7.5	13	x	10	10	10
CF/A2	Educational qualifications of looked after children (BVPI 50) (KT)		55	50	53	√	70	70	70
CF/ A3	Re-registration on Child Protection Register		21	15	7.5	X	12	12	12
CF/A4	Employment, Education & training for care leavers (BVPI 161)		0.45	0.6	0.6	√	0.75	0.75	0.75
CF/B7	Children looked after in foster placements or placed for adoption.		83	83	85	√	85	85	85

PROCESSES
CF/C18	Final warnings/reprimands and convictions of children looked after.		5	4.5	5.5	X	4.5	4.5	4.0
CF/C19	Health of Children Looked after		87	85	77	X	85	85	85
CF/C20	Reviews of child protection cases. (BVPI 162) (KT)		100	100	100	√	100	100	100
CF/C21	Duration on Child Protection Register.		0	7	5.3	√	7	7	7
CF/C22	Young Children looked after in foster placements or placed for adoption		100	100	97.6	x	97.6	97.6	100
RESOURCES
CF/C23	Adoption of children looked after (BVPI 163) (KT)		5.2	6.0	2.2	X	6	6	6
PEOPLE
CF/C24	Children looked after absent from school.		9	10	9	X	8	6	5
CF/C63	Percentage Children looked after who communicated their views to a statutory review.		91	92	76	x	95	95	95
CF/C64	Percentage of core assessments completed within 35 working days of their commencement.		74	75	74	√	75	80	80
CF/C68	Timeliness of reviews of looked after children.		new	new	85	√	85	90	95
CF/C69	Distance of children newly looked after are placed from home (% >20 miles).		new	new	8	√	8	8	8
CF/D35	Long term stability of children looked after – new definition		55	55	59	√	60	60	60
BV 197	Teenage Pregnancy		- 3.8	-11	-4.1	x	-10.1	-16.1	-22.1
Local Indicator	Number of foster Carers achieving NVQ3.			3	1	x	3	3	3
Local Indicator	Number of new foster carers recruited			10	7	x	10	10	10
Local Indicator	Number of assessed social work practice learning days provided by the Council for Employers working in C & F Services.			5 per member	Tbc	?	Tbc when survey completed	Tbc	Tbc
Local Indicator	Number of new placements for looked after children that are provided locally.		New	5	15	√	5	5	5
Local Indicator	Recruit additional Foster care placements (no. of In-house bids available at end year)		New	118	100	x	120	122	124
Local Indicator	Reduce number of placements in out of authority settings.		New	24	28	x	27	24	20
Local Indicator	Increase number of local foster care placements (no’s placed in-house or for adoption at year end)		New	77	80	√	79	81	83

5. SUMMARY DETAILS OF KEY DEVELOPMENTS AGREED FOR THE SERVICE

Development Proposal: 1. The development of Local Area Partnerships for the provision of integrated services.
Lead officer	Maurice Lindsay. Head of Service.
To be completed by	April 2008
Link to Corporate Plan	· More efficient use of resources. · Improve customer satisfaction. · Improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers.
Link to Service objectives	Contributes to all Service objectives – achieving 5 Outcomes : working in partnership with other agencies : development of local services : promoting care by parents and families : improving life chances of all children in need.
Drivers (see list in S5 above)	· Corporate improvement priority to improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers. · Local implementation of Children Act 2004. The Change for Children Agenda, the development of Children’s Trust arrangements, Local Priorities for children, the basis of the Children and Young Peoples Plan 2006-09. · The Financial Plan : Service efficiency : value for money : more efficient use of Council and partner agency resources. · Responding to customer consultation and needs – evidenced in consultation re : compilation of Children and Young People’s Plan. · Improving performance against Performance Indicators. · Partnership working.
Other services affected	Education, Schools, Youth and Community, Connexions, PCT, other Council Services.
*Resource implications/ opportunities	Within existing resources.
Expected outcomes	Provision of locally based, integrated responsive, flexible services that meets the needs of local communities and contribute to the achievement of the 5 Outcomes for children and young people : contribution to corporate improvement priority re : life chances of disadvantaged teenagers.
How will it be measured?	Pilot up and running from 1st April 2006 : plans in place for progressing work in other 3 Area Partnerships : evidencing improvements in outcomes through annual Performance Assessments.
PR Impact?	Positive profile and launch.

* Resource implications

WER =Within Existing Resources

SAV =Efficiency Savings

GRANT =Grant from External Source

FP – Financial Plan item

Development Proposal: 2. The development and deployment of a work force with the skills to deliver these integrated services.
Lead officers	Maurice Lindsay Head of Service. Trina Shane Group Manager.
To be completed by	April 2008
Link to Corporate Plan	· More efficient and effective use of resources. · Improve customer satisfaction. · Improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers.
Link to Service objectives	Contributes to all Service objectives – achieving 5 Outcomes : working in partnership with other agencies : development of local services : promoting care by parents and families : improving life chances of all children in need.
Drivers (see list in S5 above)	· Corporate improvement priority to improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers. · Children Act 2004 : Change for Children Agenda : Local Priorities for children : Children and Young People’s Plan 2006 – 09. · Service efficiency and value for money : Financial Plan. · Improving performance against Performance Indicators. · Partnership working.
Other services affected	Education, Schools, youth and Community, Connexions, PCT and all other partner agencies.
*Resource implications/ opportunities	Within Existing Resources. Efficiency Savings.
Expected outcomes	Staff equipped to deliver integrated services and achieve outcomes identified for those locally based integrated services (see above). Development of a joint training strategy across partner agencies.
How will it be measured?	Through number of staff achieving PQ Child Care Awards and NVQs : improvements in staff recruitment and retention : all staff undertaking minimum of 5 days training per year (Service Standard) : systematic evaluation of impact of all staff training on practice, performance and outcomes for children and young people (Service Standard).
PR Impact?	Potential positive as an example of providing services which are flexible and responsive to customer needs.

* Resource implications

WER =Within Existing Resources

SAV =Efficiency Savings

GRANT =Grant from External Source

FP – Financial Plan item

Development Proposal: 3. The development of local resources and services for those children and young people with multiple and complex needs.
Lead officer	Charlie Moat Group Manager
To be completed by	April 2007 (and on-going)
Link to Corporate Plan	· More efficient and effective use of resources. · Improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers. · Improve customer satisfaction.
Link to Service objectives	Contributes to all Service objectives in terms of achieving the 5 Outcomes : working in partnership with other agencies : improving life chances : developing of local services. Children Act 2004 : Change for Children agenda : Children and Young People’s Plan : Financial Plan : Corporate Improvement Priorities.
Drivers (see list in S5 above)	· Corporate Improvement Priority to improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers. · Children Act 2004 : Change for Children Agenda : Local Priorities for Children : Children and young People’s Plan 2006-09. · National Service Framework for Children. · Financial Plan : Service efficiency and value for money. · Improving performance against Performance Indicators. · Responding to government requirements to place looked after children locally. · Partnership working.
Other services affected	Education, PCT, CAMHS, Youth and Community, YOT.
*Resource implications/ opportunities	Within existing resources. Efficiency Savings. Financial Plan item.
Expected outcomes	Development of local specialist services : Services investing more in local services and less in out-of-authority provision : better outcomes for young people who will receive services within their own community : longer term budget savings.
How will it be measured?	Fewer placements in out of authority provisions : young people returning to BANES provision : increase in number and range of local foster carers : through performance indicators for the 5 Outcomes.
PR Impact?	Positive – an example of providing services that are flexible and responsive to customer needs. Positive – publicity campaign for recruitment of local foster carers.

Development Proposal: 4. The development of local services for families experiencing domestic violence.
Lead officer	Trina Shane, Group Manager.
To be completed by	April 2007 (and on-going).
Link to Corporate Plan	· Reduce fear of crime · More efficient and effective use of resources. · Improve customer satisfaction.
Link to Service objectives	Contributes to all service objectives in terms of achieving the 5 Outcomes, specifically "Staying Safe" working in partnership with service users and other agencies : improving life chances : development of local services.
Drivers (see list in S5 above)	· ACPC/LSCB Business Plans. · Children Act 2004 : Change for Children Agenda : Government requirements : Children and Young Peoples Plan 2006 – 09. · National Service Framework for Children. · Corporate Improvement priorities to improve life chances of disadvantaged teenagers and to reduce fear of crime. · Improving performance against Performance Indicators. · Responding to partnership work.
Other services affected	Health, Police, Education, Probation, Adult Social Care Services.
*Resource implications/ opportunities	Within Existing Resources.
Expected outcomes	Provision of locally based, responsive and flexible services : Earlier and effective interventions : promotion of safe and secure care : safeguarding and promoting welfare of children : reduction in child protection interventions and need for children to be looked after.
How will it be measured?	Domestic Violence Project in place to monitor and evaluate work and outcomes : take up of services : reduction in re-referrals : progress reviewed within ACPC Business Plan.
PR Impact?	Positive profile and launch.

6. CONSULTATION (as Autumn)

· Staff

· Staff across all teams consulted re : development proposals and contribute to continuous evaluation of Service Plans and compilation of individual Team plans.

· A copy of The Autumn Position Statement was shared with all staff.

· Staff completed a questionnaire on workforce planning including the impact of practitioner’s inputting data.

· Workshops planned with staff in 2006 about Change for Children and its impact on staff.

· A copy of The Autumn Position Statement and the Service Plan 06/07 was shared with the Trades Unions.

· Customers

· Development of participation strategies, one for children and young people and the other for parents progressed on behalf of the Children & Young People’s Strategic Partnership.

· Consultation with children and young people and parents informed the development of the Children & Young People’s Plan and included how they would like to be involved in developing services in the future. Children, young people and parents will be involved of the annual review of the Plan.

· Young People and parents/carers have participated in compilation and review of Team Plans and Service Plan. 2006/07 and will be involved in its evaluation.

· The Service Plan will be available on the public page of the Children and Families Services website.

· Members

· The Lead Member for Children’s Services and the

Executive Member for Social & Housing Services are

informed and consulted about service developments.

· A review of the Service Plan 05/06 and the development

of the 06/07 Service Plan was considered by the Health

and Social Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

· Quality Protects and Corporate Parenting Members

Group receive regular reports and challenge progress.

· Other Services

· Partner agencies are regularly informed and consulted

About developments through partnership meetings – eg

CYPSP, ACPC, YOT Steering Group, Connexions

Development Group.

· Formal consultation with Education Services.

7. SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Financial Appendix A: Financial Plan Targets and Cash Limits (to be agreed with your Finance Manager)


	Social Services	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
£’000	£’000	£’000
Budget 2005-06	41688	44226	45484
Agreed Adjustments
	- One offs	0
	- Changes reflected in FSS	2538	1829	0
	- Inflation	not allocated	not allocated	not allocated
Adjusted Budget	44226	46055	45484
Financial Plan Target (+/-)	0	-571	0
Financial Plan Budget	44226	45484	45484

Financial Appendix B: Financial Plan Revenue Budget Proposal (to be agreed with your Finance Manager)
SOCIAL SERVICES
		2006-07 £’000	2007-08 £’000	2008-09 £’000	Start & Effective date (mm/yy;mm/yy)	What is the change or evidence of pressure?	What is the impact (visible, measurable and intangible) On users, staff, PIs, other services
2005-06 Adjusted Budget (from App. A)	41688	44226	45484
Service Pressures
	Inflation above “standard” check gas growth and rates	1400	1400	1400		As not allocated corporately but is part of SS Passport
	Utilities additional inflation	64				Modelling of electricity and gas price inflation
	Independent Sector Fees Inflation	336	400	400	Apr-06	Costs of purchasing beds likely to rise above inflation. Current modelling using PWC model and information from providers	Failure to negotiate a rate with providers that is workable in 2006/07 could mean a shortage of beds, delayed hospital discharges etc.
	Single status	0	1800	0	01/04/2007	Requirement to implement single status
	Pensions	272	272	272
	New legislation/ government initiatives
	Residential Allowance - withdrawal of grant.	601	0	0	Apr-06	The government withdrew residential allowance for people in residential and nursing homes. A grant was paid which will transfer to FSS.	The change meant a loss of income to the council for all people entering residential and nursing care. This is a transfer from a specific grant to FSS. 200607 is the final year of transfer so that the grant is fully picked up.
	Preserved Rights Grant - withdrawal of grant.	174	76	80	04/02	The government transferred the responsibility for people with preserved benefits rights to the council. A grant was paid which is gradually being transferred to FSS.	The change meant a loss of income to the council for a number of people entering residential and nursing care. This is a transfer from a specific grant to FSS. This grant is partially being transferred to FSS each financial year.
	Safeguarding Children Grant	135	0	0	Apr-06	This is currently a government grant that is not to be transferred to FSS	A number of projects are funded through the grant that would need to cease. This includes council staff.
	Access and Systems Capacity Grant	126	7	7	Apr-06	Additional grant was awarded in 2005/06 as a one off. This was used to meet the pressure on increased domiciliary care.	The domiciliary care budget is currently overcommitted with significant measures being used to redress this including panels. The eligibility criteria was also amended in 2005/06 to reduce the growth in spend. This is a growing area with increases in the older population and a requirement to keep people in their own home. If this grant is not built back in there will be a requirement to reduce the numbers receiving domiciliary care which will impact on PI's.
	Supporting People Grant	109	13	54	Apr-06	Supporting People grant is being withdrawn from a number of schemes funded via social services.	This will mean a loss of income for the scheme which the pooled budget will pick up unless the service provided is reviewed and reduced.
	Increases in demand
	Home Care Purchasing	400	200	200	Apr-06	Home care purchasing has grown by £400k approximately each financial year.	The budget is currently £420,000 overcommitted. Panels were introduced earlier in the year to reduce spend and revised eligibility criteria have been introduced. It will take time for this to have an impact.
	Learning Difficulties Growth in Placements	500	500	500	Apr-06	New placements are identified that will cost approximately £300,000 in next year. In addition there is the risk of placements of up to £800,000.	There are a number of new people who will require residential, nursing or supported living placements in 2006/07. These are younger people leaving school and also older adults living with family. There will be a requirement to meet the costs of care for any placements that meet the eligibility criteria.
	Additional Childrens Placements	261	0	0	Apr-06	Two new placements made recently will continue in 2006/07
	Improvement priorities (incl. Revenue consequences of capital investment)
	Redevelop local resources for childrens placements	10	0	0	Apr-06	This is an investment to enable savings to be generated	This investment is made to enable savings of £50,000 to be made.
	Other
	EPH Reprovision Programme Phasing - Original Phasing	201	120	0	Apr-06	This is the revenue phasing for the reprovision programme.	This is one of the councils major capital projects. This is the phasing of revenue costs for the new resource centres as homes close and new centres are opened.
	Delete Capital Charges budget as already provided within Capital Model	-416	-222	-43	Apr-06	This is double counting the provision for capital charges	There is no impact
	EPH programme - adding back one-off savings in 2005/06 from Tyndale/Woodside closure	200			Apr-06	In 2005/06 a one off budget saving of £200k was taken due to the closure of Tyndale and Woodside. This needs to be added back as the new homes will start to open in 2006/07	Failure to add back this sum would mean that the overall cash envelope for the ehps's was reduced from the original budget. The revenue costs of the new homes would exceed the budget evailable.
	PCT Integration	100
	EDT potential restructuring	0	?	?
Total Service Pressures	4473	4566	2870
Service Savings
	- Cashable efficiency savings
	S117 Contingency	-100	0	0	Apr-06	The budget includes £100k to repay people charged in previous years. Statute has required that people receiving services under S117 of the Mental Health Act are exempt from charge.	This will mean that if new cases come forward to claim repayment, funding at that time will need to be identified.
	Preserved Rights Attrition - check	-40	-40	-40	Apr-06	It is anticipated that some of the preserved rights placements will cease.	This has no impact as it is a natural reduction in expenditure.
	Minimise increased cost pressures for Residential and Nursing Care	-8			Apr-06	Limit increases for placements under age 65 to 2.95%	Potential risk that providers will insist on higher fees or removing the resident.
	Maximise usage of voids in residential care block contract and in-house provision	-20			Apr-06	This requires careful monitoring of block contracts. Some success has already been made in this financial year	Risks are that service users must be given choice about placements and can make legal challenge if not given choice.
	Delete Performance Managers post	-40				This post has been deleted following a restructuring and establishment of the SEER review team
	- Additional income
	CSCI reimbursement grant	-2
	- Service reductions/reprioritisation
	Reduce future and return childrens placements locally	-50	0	0	Apr-06	This is the last phase of a three year programme of reductions.
	Savings in Children's Placements Budgets	-261	0	0	Apr-06		This will be achieved to offset the costs of new placements by making local placements for young people that are currently placed out of the area.
	Redevelop day nurseries	-30	0	0	Apr-06	This is the last phase of a three year programme of reductions.
	Improve Commissioning and Contracts - agency contributions	-10			Apr-06
	Interagency Fees/ Care Leaving Charges	-10			Apr-06
	Care Leavers Eligibility Criteria	-5			Apr-06
	Review Application of Fair Access to Care(FACs) Criteria ( all Services)	-200			Apr-06	Ensure criteria being applied rigourously	This may mean that some people currently receiving services no longer receive a service following review. This relates mainly to people receiving low level domestic services
	Provide Brokerage for Domestic Care only rather than provide services	-150			Apr-06	No longer provide domestic care	This would mean that service users pay direct to the provider and may pay a higher charge than currently.
	Raise threshold for FACs to Critical only.	deleted	deleted		Apr-06	This would meant that people currently assessed at 'substantial risk' would no longer receive a service.	This would require a consultation process and would mean that a large number of people receiving domiciliary care would cease to receive a service. This would impact on the councils ability to achieve its required performance targets.Some adults with Learning Difficulties would also stop receiving a service
	Commission 5% less in-house home care	-100			Apr-06	This would mean that vacant hours in the in-house service would be deleted and the service would be reduced.	This will need to be carefully implemented to ensure it does not adversely impact in areas where there is limited supply by the independnet sector (e.g. some rural areas).
	Care Remodelling to create more integrated intermediate care and enablement services (ZBB proposal)	0	-150	-150	Apr-07	This will provide an intensive short term service for people to prevent admission to care and reduce the size of long term domiciliary care packages	This would reduce the numbers of people entering residential or nursing care and will reduce long term high support home care packages.
	Savings from more efficient block contracting		-200	-100
	MH Target savings ( reduce adult care by £800k)		-100	-200
	Older People Mental Health	0			Apr-06	No service reductions proposed other than the cross cutting savings detailed above	Current expenditure on older peoples services is in line or below the average of the family of authorities.
	Adult Mental Health Services	-100			Apr-06	Review and tighten negotiations of high and medium cost placements. Prompt assessment of Continuing Health Care applications	This is about ensuring negotiations about price for medium and high cost residential and nursing placements leads to the best price for the council.
	Early EPH Closures	-150	150			This would mean the earlier closure than planned of eph's	Some staff may need to be held in supernumary posts pending the opening of new homes.
	Skill mix - adult care	-50				Changing the mix of posts within teams to reduce costs	These changes will be made as posts become vacant
	Restructuring of LD service as part of establishment of Pooled Budget	-609	-513	-554	Apr-06	It is anticipated that the pooled budget will be in place by 01/04/06.	Establishment of the pooled budget will enable more efficient and effective use of joint health and social care budgets. There is a programme of service remodelling that is taking place. Other initiatives include the maximisation of income through the independent living fund.
	Assistive Technology (ZBB proposal)	0	tbd	tbd	Apr-07	A pilot is starting in April that will provide innovative technology to enable people to remain in their own home	This is funded by a government grant for two years and evaluation of the project will enable calculation of the potential savings to be made in future years. This should reduce people entering residential and nursing care.
Total Service Savings	-1935	-853	-1044
Proposed budget	44226	47939	47310
Financial Plan Target Budget (From Appendix A)	44226	45484	45484
Difference (should be zero)	0	-2455	-1826

Financial Appendix C: Review of Current Capital Budget (to be agreed with your Finance Manager)

Scheme/Programme	Estimated Total Cost £’000	Forecast Net Spending to 31.3.06 £’000	Spending (net of third party funding)	Comments
2006-07 £’000	2007-08 £’000	2008-09 £’000	2009-10 onwards £’000
Gross	Net of 3rd party funding
Base Programme	2005-06 Latest Budget	127	0	127
Revised 2006-07 onwards				0	0	0	0	£100k p.a assumed funded by Government.
Mental Health	2005-06 Latest Budget	96	0	96
Revised 2006-07 onwards				0	0	0	0
Information Management	2005-06 Latest Budget	90	0	90
Revised 2006-07 onwards				0	0	0	0
ICS	2005-06 Latest Budget	33	0	33
Revised 2006-07 onwards				0	0	0	0
TOTALS	2005-06 Latest Budget	313	0	313	0	0	0	0
Revised 2006-07 onwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

REVENUE	2005/ 2006 ESTIMATED OUTTURN	2006/ 2007 BUDGET	2008/2009 PROPOSED	2009/2010 PROPOSED
GROSS EXPENDITURE (£000's)	60,890k	63,075k	66,732k	66,103k
INCOME (£000's)	18,793k	18,793k	18,793k	18,793k
NET EXPENDITURE (£000's)	42,097k	44,282k	47,939k	47,310k
NET UNDER/OVER SPEND ANTICIPTATED	196k overspend
CAPITAL	2005/ 2006 ESTIMATED OUTTURN	2006/ 2007 BUDGET	2008/2009 PROPOSED	2009/2010 PROPOSED
ACTUAL EXPENDITURE /BUDGET(£000's)	346k	319k	319k	319k
BUDGET £000’s	346k	319k	319k	319k
NET UNDER/OVER SPEND ANTICIPTATED	0

BRIEF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

There are no specific O & S recommendations that need to be identified within this document.

The risks identified as part of this process have been captured in The Children and Families Services Risk Register.

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Children and Families Service Plan

2006-2007

REVENUE