Decision Maker: Service Director Childrens Social Care
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
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.
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.
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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