Purpose

The Corporate Parenting Strategy outlines the
Council’s aspirations as to the kind of corporate parent
Torbay Council wants to be and how the Council will work alongside
its partners, including education, police and health services, to achieve this
ambition.

The Strategy outlines the commitment of our Partnership to these
objectives, and achieving our ambitions through strong strategic,
corporate and political leadership and
meaningful performance management, a commitment to the ongoing
engagement and involvement of children and young people in the
development and implementation of our Strategy and associated
action plans and effective working together with our partners
across Torbay.

Decision

That Cabinet recommends to Council:

 

That the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2022-25 be
approved. 

Reasons for the decision

The Children and
Social Work Act 2017, set out the responsibility for local
authorities in respect of their corporate parenting duties. In
February 2019, the Department for Education published Statutory
Guidance for local authorities and outlined the key principles of
Corporate Parenting. In addition, under the Children Act 2004, it
was highlighted that local authorities have a duty to promote
co-operation between their relevant partners and the Act also
highlights that corporate parenting was a task which should be
shared Council-wide and across the partnership.

Alternative options considered

There were no
alternative options considered.