Councillor Shazna Muzammil

...to address the projected increase in children entering care and the overspending on external placements, they approved the Sufficiency Strategy 2025/2030 and agreed to contact families who supported Ukrainian refugees to explore their potential as foster carers.

...that the Corporate Parenting Panel of Milton Keynes noted the briefing note regarding care experienced young people in custody and approved the recommendations outlined within it.

...the panel noted the Virtual School's update, which highlighted strengths in supporting vulnerable children's education, challenges such as high numbers of children not on a school roll and increasing suspension rates, and priorities including challenging delays in educational placements and providing trauma-aware training.

...data on private fostering in Milton Keynes will be provided to the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee going forward.