That the Sufficiency Strategy 2021-2024 be approved.

To provide an update on the progress of the Children’s Services Sufficiency Strategy (2019) and present the updated 3 year sufficiency Strategy 2021/24.

None.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 26 July 2021 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

The Sufficiency Strategy was launched in November 2019. It was detailed in nature, based entirely upon local evidence and national research and set out challenging targets that if achieved would strongly support Torbay’s ambition to become a good or better local children’s service authority.

The new 3 year Sufficiency Strategy sets out, against the key strands, the progress that had been made and the ‘next steps’ that were required to ensure the delivery of a good quality service and living arrangements for our children.

None.