To receive an update on the work of the Oldway Mansion and Estate Working Party, to review options for the Mansion and Estate and to agree a way forward.

(i)         that a Project Manager be appointed, on a 12 month contract, to prepare a works specification, procurement strategy and cost estimate for the limited improvement works identified in Phase 1 of the DCA report. That a stage report be submitted to full Council in approximately nine months’ time when the Council sets its 2019/20 Revenue Budget, Capital Plan and Medium Term Resources Plan;

(ii)        that the Council consults further with conservation accredited professionals to identify a strategy for the immediate management of the dry rot outbreak, so as to minimise further damage during the 2018 dry rot active season with any decision on these works being taken in accordance with the Council’s Constitution;

(iii)       that market testing commences now, through accredited agents, to see whether there is interest in securing the freehold or long leasehold disposal of Oldway Mansion and Estate.  The marketing should engage with all interested parties, including charities, trusts, private individuals and commercial organisations, and for local community groups, such as the Friends of Oldway, the Community Asset Transfer Policy would be applicable;

(iv)       that the Project Manager investigates options to establish a café concession at Oldway and possibly other amenities but without committing further to the existing ongoing operating costs; and

(v)        that the appointment of a Project Manager, stage report, dry rot investigation and the soft market testing identified above be funded to a maximum of £125,000 from the existing Oldway Mansion Reserve.

(i)         that the Children Looked After Placements:  Sufficiency Statement and Action Plan 2018-2020 be approved; and

(ii)        that the Children Looked After Placements:  Sufficiency Statement and Action Plan be reviewed annually by the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Commissioning Team) and at least quarterly by the Corporate Parenting Panel and the Children’s Improvement Board.

(i)         that the Torbay Carers Strategy 2018-21 and Action Plan attached at Appendix 2 to the submitted report be approved.

(ii)        that the Carers Support Re-design attached at Appendix 1 to the submitted report be noted.

The Children and Young People's Plan will be fundamentally revised to acknowledge the changes in Children's Services following the last Ofsted inspection and the move towards new partnership arrangements. The Plan will also set out the Council's approach to its Corporate Parenting responsibilities. Further, recommendations will be made for corresponding amendments to other Policy Framework documents as appropriate.

That the Council be recommended:

(i)         that the Children and Young People’s Plan 2018/2023 be approved as part of the Council’s Policy Framework, with delegated authority to the Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Executive Lead for Children’s Services and the Elected Mayor to make any final amendments in light of the outcome of the Ofsted Inspection.