1. That the Strategic Options Assessment for delivery of Children and Young People’s (0 – 19) Public Health services for Southwark Council, and the recommendation set out at paragraph 87 of the report to consider securing external provision for this service, be approved.
2. That the next steps set out in the report be noted:
· the council to work with the commissioned services to engage with the community on the proposed outcomes for the services;
· the council to conduct an open book accounting exercise with the commissioned services, in order to inform future changes to services; and,
· the council to conduct further work on a detailed procurement strategy for the re-commissioning of the service against the proposed outcomes, once they are agreed, to be presented to cabinet for decision.