Decision details

SLIP Funding

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Resources (CYPS), Corporate Director Children and Young People's Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

approval from the Corporate Director in consultation with the Chief
Finance Officer sub-delegated to the Assistant Director- Resources for approval to
apply for grant funding from the Department for Education’s ‘Sector Led
Improvement Partner (SLIP)’ Programme

Reasons for the decision:

Reputationally, participation in the SLIP Programme as a Lead Partner has resulted in extremely positive feedback by DfE colleagues who see NYC as a credible and trustworthy partners

Financially, participation has enabled NYC to use any variance in funding to secure additional resource capacity and training, to support internal improvements, and this would be expected to continue if able to participate through 2025-26.

Publication date: 10/02/2025

Date of decision: 06/02/2025