Agenda and draft minutes

Request to grant permission to accept funding from the Department of Education and Department of Health and Social Care and Variation and Extension of the Contract for the provision of Parent Infant P, Cabinet Member Signing - Thursday, 10th April, 2025 10.30 am

Venue: Alenxandra House, 10 Station Road, London N22

Contact: Ayshe Simsek, Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager 2929, Email: ayshe.simsek@@haringey.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Filming at meetings View the background to item 1. Please note that this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method. Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting. Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on. By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings. The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council. Minutes: The Cabinet Member referred to the filming at meetings notice and this information was noted.
2.	Declarations of interest View the background to item 2. A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered: (i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure. Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were none.
3.	Urgent Business View the background to item 3. The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of Urgent Business. (Late items of Urgent Business will be considered under the agenda item where they appear). Minutes: There was no urgent business.
4.	Declarations of interest View the background to item 4. A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered: (i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent, and (ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room. A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Register of Members’ Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure. Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interests are defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
5.	Deputations / Petitions / Questions View the background to item 5. Minutes: There were none.
6.	Request to grant permission to accept funding from the Department of Education and Department of Health and Social Care and Variation and Extension of the Contract for the provision of Parent Infant Psychology Service PDF 413 KB View the background to item 6. Minutes: The Family Hubs Programme was part of a national funded initiative, jointly managed by the Department for Education and the Department for Health and Social Care. Funding is provided to 75 upper-tier local authorities with high levels of deprivation. Haringey was one of the Local Authorities which had received funding. Family Hubs offered a range of support services to families across the borough from pregnancy, through to childhood, and up to age 19 (or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities). These services were available both in person and online. The report provided an update on the grant funding from the Department of Education (DfE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) for the continuation of the Family Hubs Programme in Haringey. Also, it sought approval to accept the grant funding of approximately £1.3 million in accordance with Contract Standing Orders (CSO) 21.01 (Approval for Receipt of Grants from External Bodies). To successfully continue delivering the Infant-Parent Mental Health element of the programme, the report sought approval to vary the terms of the existing contract for the provision of Parent Infant Psychology Service (PIPS) delivered by Whittington Health NHS Trust and extend for further period of 12 months at cost of £265,955 in accordance with CSO 18.03. The total aggregate value of the contract would be £757,865 including proposed variation/extension. The Cabinet Member RESOLVED 1. In accordance with CSO 21.01 to grant a permission to accept external funding from Department of Education (DfE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) estimated to be £1.3m for financial year 2025/2026 to continue the Family Hub and Start for Life Programme. 2. To approve the variation of the contract terms for the provision of Parent Infant Psychology Service provided by Whittington Health NHS Trust, and to extend for a further period of twelve (12) months from 1st May 2025, at a cost of £265,955, as permitted under CSO 18.03. The total aggregate value of the contract will be £757,865 (excluding VAT) including proposed variation/extension. Reasons for decision The Family Hubs programme’s core aim was to improve family services including Start for Life services, particularly in areas with the highest levels of deprivation and disproportionately poor health and educational outcomes. Accepting the external funding would enable the Council to continue with its commitment to successfully deliver the Family Hubs Programme in 2025- 2026. This Programme was needs led, responded to resident demand and provides multi agency services that were accessible locally. The Council had received late notification of grant funding for the continuation of the Family Hubs Programme for the 2025/26. To ensure compliance with the grant conditions and the uninterrupted provision of services to families and Family Hub staff, it was recommended that the terms of the existing contract for PIPS be varied to allow for an extension of an additional 12 months. Given the time constraints and resource availability, this course of action was deemed to be in the best interest of the Council. The need ... view the full minutes text for item 6.