THAT:

a)    the commissioning plan and intentions at paragraphs 20-23 and Appendix B are agreed;

b)    funding up to £450,000 per year is allocated to Herefordshire’s short breaks for disabled children programme for the three years 2017/18 to 2019//20

c)    procurement of the provision of short breaks services for three years from April 2017 be undertaken to the indicative timetable at paragraph 21; and

d)    authority be delegated to the director for children’s wellbeing, following consultation with the director of resources and cabinet member for young people and children’s wellbeing, and subject to confirmation of  funding from the clinical commissioning group (CCG) to finalise procurement documentation and award service contracts within the financial envelope as set out in this report