At the beginning of 2016 contract extensions were signed with the current providers for a further 3 years, with an option to extend for an additional year. A refreshed service specification focusses on achieving outcomes for children and families, with an emphasis on working with partners from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors (the list of Children’s Centres and providers is attached in the full article).
Norfolk County Council have published their contract register, which lists the council’s contracts, purchase orders and grants (including grants to the voluntary sector).
Re-imagining Norfolk is Norfolk County Council’s strategy to change the way it delivers services. This sees the council focusing on meeting residents' needs at the earliest possible point, achieving best value, and becoming even more efficient – in order to concentrate available funding to deliver improvements for citizens of the future.
The result of a recent case has made a definitive stance on time limit that an employee on sick leave must use their annual leave by when it is carried over into a new year.