Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, Somerset and Torbay Local Authorities “Developing and implementing a strategic approach to commissioning and procurement of services for children and young people.” Main focus: Children’s placements Spend: Approx: £60M

Peninsula Commissioning and Procurement Partnership Board Members: Cornwall - Tony Phillips-Jones, Service Manager – Social Care Contracts & Placements Devon - Fiona Fleming, Commissioning Manager Children and Families Plymouth, - Liz Cahill, Commissioning Manager Somerset – Caroline Fry Children's Commissioning Manager and Becky Hopkins, Strategic Manager – Child Placements & Resources Torbay - Interim Contracts Manager Children's Services Contributors Sarah Shelley – Northern Eastern and Western Devon CCG Peninsula Staff Emma Crowther – Strategic Peninsula Commissioning Officer (hosted by Plymouth) Becky Meaton – Senior Procurement and Contracts Officer (hosted by Devon)

Key Priorities Main activity 2015/16 Placement Sufficiency - Dynamic tendering process. Quality of provision – Addressing quality of care and working with providers on service improvement Market Development – events to showcase good practice Priorities 2016/17 Tender - for provision for April 2017 onwards Market Development – clear commissioning intentions Sufficiency and Quality – especially in the residential market and special residential school

Principles Improving quality of service delivery Evidencing and achieving outcomes and raising aspirations for disabled young people Hearing and listening to the voice of the child How do young people contribute to the design of their care and education package. What are their dreams and aspirations how do they know what they want to be as adults if they don’t experience it as children? Best practice for children with disabilities. Children who are disabled are statistically more likely to be more vulnerable to exploitation or abuse than non-disabled children. How do we keep them safe