County Durham Committees

Durham Family Panel

Recent meetings

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06 Jun 2025

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 6 June 2025 9.30 am

The Corporate Parenting Panel were scheduled to meet to discuss the annual report, the pre-birth intervention service, the Future Hope programme, and performance data relating to children in care and care leavers. The panel was also scheduled to receive upd...

11 Apr 2025

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 11 April 2025 9.30 am

The Corporate Parenting Panel of Durham County Council met on 11 April 2025 to discuss the annual update from the Children with Disabilities Team, regulation 44 visits to external children's homes, and updates from Ofsted. The panel was also scheduled to re...

06 Dec 2024

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 6 December 2024 9.30 am

This meeting of the Corporate Parenting Panel included reports and presentations on the work of the Supporting Solutions Service, the Independent Reviewing Officer Service, and the Independent Visitor Service, as well as the numbers of Children in Care and ...

21 Jun 2024

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 21 June 2024 9.30 am

The Corporate Parenting Panel of County Durham Council met on Friday 21 June 2024 to discuss several key issues, including the annual survey of children in care, the "My Plan My Future" initiative, the CLS Custody Project, and the adoption of the Coast to C...

About

The Durham Family Panel  consists of 16 Members of the Council including the Executive Member for Children and Young People or the Executive Support Member, and the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee.   Further information relating to the role and functions of the Panel can be found in the

Part 3A of the Constitution (Matters Reserved to the Council and Terms of Reference and Delegation of Duties to Committees & Sub-Committees of the Council).   The Durham Family Panel produces an annual report.  The current annual report and previous annual reports can be viewed below:  

The Durham Family Panel - Durham County Council

Members

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Mary-Lynn Franklin · Vice-Chair
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Anita Savory · Member
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Cathy Hunt · Member
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Chris Foote-Wood · Member
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David Walton · Member
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Elizabeth Pears · Member
Emma Hunt · Member
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Kathryn Rooney · Member
Louise Penders · Member
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Nicole Brown · Member
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Sandra Grindle · Member
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Sean Healy · Member
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Stephen Bowron · Member