Purpose

To provide assurance on the help and support
provided to children and families to enable them to remain at home
where safe and appropriate, support to children who become looked
after, support for care leavers and the basic income
pilot.

Content

That the Committee support the range of services
that were provided to support looked after children and the
priorities for service development which centred on:-

 

     
i.       
Implementing an App to support engagement and the
voice of looked after children;

   
ii.       
Refreshing the Corporate Parenting Strategy with an
action plan for service support and delivery across
portfolios;

  
iii.       
Developing a Charter for parents in and leaving
care; and

  
iv.       
Producing proposals for the further expansion of
inhouse residential care and fostering to support children
locally.