Decision details

O24251014 Independent Reviewer Consulting 12/6/2024

Decision Maker: Service Director Childrens Social Care

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The City of Doncaster Council requires a suitably qualified and experienced
independent reviewer to carry out initially one Adult Safeguarding Practice Review (SAR) and two Child Safeguarding Practice Review’s (CSPR) therefore a decision is required to find a suitably qualified reviewer for consultancy.

Decision:

To direct award Review Consulting to complete initially 2 x CSPRs and 1 x SAR, with a potential of 1 additional review therefore it is
required to commission an agency to provide quality independent reviewers to complete the reviews within a time sensitive period.

Alternative options considered:

To go out to market on an Expression of Interest application to the Independent Reviewers the City of Doncaster are aware of, then through this process appoint the most suitable reviewer.
This has been the process over the past few years, unfortunately the pool of reviewers the City of Doncaster have access too is limited and there is a danger that they would not be available due to the number of reviews that are now required. Furthermore, as there is only a small pool of reviewers and due to the complexity of the CSPR’s and
SAR there is a danger that not all the reviewers on file have the experience required to complete the reviews needed. Therefore, on this occasion this option was rejected in favour of a consultancy agency.

Publication date: 02/10/2024

Date of decision: 23/07/2024

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