Family Assessment (Parent & Child) Service Review Outcome

Description of Risk Impact Likelihood MitigationFailure to robustly manage the contract todeliver outcomes through undevelopedcommissioning infrastructurechildren’s servicesInability to meet Medium Term Financial Plansavings in 2013/14 through need to fund set upcostsFamily Assessment Service Review – Outline Business Case Page 18 of 20 vs. 2.0 15.6.123 4 As part of SCC Change Programme highlight need for ringfencedstrategic commissioning and contracting roles in4 4 Undertake detailed cost analysis to ensure increased costsof new organisation can be recouped by savings in lateryears and still meet MTFP costs at a later date includingbuilding in potential redundancy costsOption 3 Partnerships – all assessments delivered in partnership with another partnerInability to secure partner 5 5 Consider public organisation partners beyond current SWpeninsula arrangementsLack of control of local commissioning 3 3 Ensure any governance arrangements give sufficientautonomy and flexibility to allow SCC to keep sufficientcontrolsMay not provide local placements 4 3 Design tender process to ensure local and small providersare not discriminated againstElected members unwilling to handovergovernance to a partnershipInability to meet Medium Term Financial Plansavings in 2013/145 5 Involve legal and governance colleagues in developing acase to elected members that sets out clearly the pros andcons of this option4 4 Difficult to mitigate as insufficient time and availability ofpotential partner to take this option forward within thistimescale to deliver savingsOption 4 Outsource whole service - all assessments delivered by the independent sector (outsourced)Failure to deliver sufficient number ofplacements5 3 Ensure design of tendering process gives sufficient weightto a providers ability to recruit foster carersFailure to robustly manage the contract todeliver outcomes through undevelopedcommissioning infrastructure3 4 As part of SCC Change Programme highlight need for ringfencedstrategic commissioning and contracting roles inchildren’s servicesSCC expertise not replicated within outsourcedprovision3 3 Ensure expectations of skills and experience of staff andcarers set out clearly in contractPotential loss of fostering resource if carers do 3 4 Develop contingency arrangements for any carers notnot wish to transfer to outsourced provisionInability to meet Medium Term Financial Plansavings in 2013/14 through lack of control ofcostswishing to transfer after presentation by chosen provider4 5 Difficult to mitigate beyond use of block booking to reduceunit costs and increased confidence in, and use ofcommunity assessments