Purpose

Cabinet is recommended to
approve recommendations from the Children and Families Scrutiny
Themed Review:
 
(a) That the Children and
Families Scrutiny Themed Review report be noted;
(b) That the recommendations
outlined in the report be adopted and taken forward as outlined in
the proposed response.
 

Content

Cabinet:
 

(1)             
noted the Communities Scrutiny Committee and
Children and Families Scrutiny Committee Joint Themed Review
report; and

(2)             
adopted and took forward the recommendations
outlined in the report as outlined in the proposed response in
appendix 2 to the report.

 

OPTIONS & ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

The Committee has reviewed the Council’s
policy and practice, and its proposals relate to current service
delivery. It is a requirement for the Cabinet to consider each
individual scrutiny committee themed review and respond to the
recommendations within the report.