Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

Members asked questions, and received clarification, on the following:-
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the recruitment and advertising process used to attract and inform prospective
adopters;
the age range of children coming forward for adoption; and
the benefits to the child of speeding up the adoption process.
12. Procurement of Bail Supervision and Arrest Referral Service
Submitted report by the Corporate Director (Social Services and Health) seeking
approval to engage in a tendering exercise to procure a Bail Supervision and Arrest
Referral Service.
Currently, there is a Bail Supervision Service, delivered by SACRO, operating across
Ayrshire and monitored by a group of Criminal Justice Social Work Managers
representing the three Ayrshire authorities. The Arrest Referral Service is presently
only provided across Dumfries and Galloway to individuals accused as well as
convicted of "low level" offending where their offending behaviour has been linked to
their use of drugs and alcohol.
A group of managers representing Criminal Justice Social Work across East, North
and South Ayrshire Councils and Dumfries and Galloway, and the Planning and
Compliance Officer from South West Scotland Community Justice Authority, together
with support from a representative of the Contract and Commissioning team in North
Ayrshire Council, has been established to consider the new service specification for
both of these services.
The report proposed that the group develop a service specification, proceed to
tender and subsequently procure a new Bail Supervision and Arrest Referral Service
which will be delivered across the Community Justice Authority area until 31 March
2013. It is anticipated that this contract would have the ability to be extended for a
further two years should the Scottish Government continue to provide funding for Bail
Supervision and Arrest Referral.
The Executive agreed to approve the request to engage in a procurement exercise to
allow Criminal Justice Social Work to develop a bail Supervision and Arrest Referral
Service which is able to deliver to service users in North Ayrshire and the Sheriff and
District Courts at locations across South West Scotland.
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