Decision details

The Service Director, Democratic Services and Communication provided the Cabinet with the fifth Annual Report for the Corporate Parenting Board for the 2019-2020 Municipal Year.

The Service Director referred the Cabinet to Section 5 of the report and explained that despite the circumstances with Covid-19 and a number of cancelled meetings, the Corporate Parenting Board had considered a range of reports during the Municipal Year and had set out its key areas of focus for the 2020-2021 Municipal Year.

The Service Director added that the Chair of the Corporate Parenting Board, as the responsible Cabinet Member, had attended the meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee on 13^th January 2021 to answer any questions the Members had in respect of the Annual Report.

The Cabinet Member for Children’s Services explained that the Corporate Parenting Board consisted of cross-party Elected Members and officers, who meet on a regular basis as critical friends, to support, challenge and strive to ensure the best possible outcomes for the children and young people in RCT. The Cabinet Member acknowledged that there was a rise in number of children who become looked after, both on a local and national level, but remained committed to ensuring that the children and young people of Rhondda Cynon Taf are safe from harm and given the care and support that they deserve, regardless of numbers.

The Cabinet Member took the opportunity to thank the officers and Members of the Corporate Parenting Board for their work during the year and added that the report was welcomed by the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 13^th January 2021.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    To provide comment as appropriate on the Annual Report.