The Corporate Director for Education and Family Support presented a report seeking approval of a service level agreement to support young people held at HM Prison Parc Young Offenders Institution

(HMPYOI) and to fulfil the statutory responsibilities of the Children Acts 1989 and 2004. He outlined the background and explained that the proposal was to provide a dedicated senior social work practitioner from Bridgend

Youth Justice Service to work as part of the Youth Custody Service within HM Parc Prison, Bridgend with children subject to remand/custodial sentences in the HMPYOI. This officer would work with the safeguarding team and resettlement practitioners to deliver on a number of positive outcomes for both children and young people and the establishment within which their duties were discharged.

The Corporate Director for Education and Family Support explained that the financial implications were outlined in the service level agreement and would be reviewed on an annual basis and all costs would be recovered from the Youth Custody Service. There would be no cost to the Council from this arrangement.

The Deputy Leader asked what caseload this practitioner would be holding?  The Corporate Director for Education and Family Support replied that there were currently around 60 young people in Parc and the vast majority were not Bridgend children but they still had responsibility as Parc Prison sat within the county borough. He added that this was a very important role for BCBC within the Bridgend Youth Justice Service.

The Cabinet Member for Education explained that the aim of this was to ensure that Parc Prison was complying with safeguarding duties and that young people could get the services that they required while staying in Parc Prison.

The Leader requested a report back on the delivery and impact of the service level agreement.

RESOLVED:      Cabinet:

 · delegated authority to the Corporate Director Education and Family Support to negotiate and enter into the service level agreement; and

 · approved any extension or amendment to the service level agreement and to enter into any further deeds and documents which were ancillary to the service level agreement.

agreed to receive a report back on the delivery and impact of the service level agreement.