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          <streetAddress>New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,</streetAddress>
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            <p>The first market engagement event will be on 28 January 2026 online:</p>
            <p>11:30 - 12:45 - Fostering</p>
            <p>13:00 - 14:15 - Residential</p>
            <p>You are welcome to join both calls or simply attend the one most relevant to you.</p>
            <p>This will be an opportunity to learn about, and help shape, the commissioning of  fostering and children&#039;s residential homes with Eastern Region Local Authorities.</p>
            <p>For more information about the project and engagement sessions please get in touch with Commission East via their Contact Us page: https://improvementeast.org.uk/contact-us/</p>
            <p>Or email: easternregioncib@norfolk.gov.uk</p>
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          <p>Cambridgeshire County Council is part of Commission East, which is a partnership of all 11 Local Authorities in the Eastern Region. Our aim is to create a unified regional voice and foster genuine collaboration with providers. As part of this approach, we intend to co-design and implement a regional framework for Residential and Fostering services.</p>
          <p>You can find out more information and contact details for Commission East here: https://improvementeast.org.uk/commission-east/</p>
          <p>Our intention is to:</p>
          <p>- Build a transparent, co-produced regional commissioning framework</p>
          <p>- Share learning and good practice across the region and beyond</p>
          <p>- Create a culture of innovation and co-design to develop a responsive care system</p>
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            <p>Commission East have decided to change upcoming meeting from face-to-face to online. Notice updated to reflect.</p>
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