Purpose

To scrutinise, and endorse, the local authority’s achievements, and planned activity, in response to the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 Bill which has been designed to eliminate profit from the care of looked after children.

Decision

(a)      That the Committee support the local authority’s plan to develop in house fostering and residential care to facilitate placement sufficiently in line with the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025;

(b)    That the Committee support an annual review of the local authority’s development plan for in house fostering and residential to ensure an informed and responsive approach based on known, and forecasted placement need and to take account of developing local ‘not for profit’ care provision; and

(c)     That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to all Teams to thank them for their hard work.