That:

(a)  the existing contract with Worcestershire County Council be terminated early by mutual agreement on 30 September 2019,

(b)  a contract be awarded to Worcestershire Children First to deliver Herefordshire’s children’s social care out of hours emergency duty service for a maximum period of 42 months from 1 October 2019 at a total cost of not more than £440,000; 

(c)  Authority be delegated to Director of Children and Families (in consultation with Legal Services) to settle the final form of contract with Worcestershire Children First