Agenda and decisions

To receive disclosures of personal interest from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct

Note:

1.    Members are requested to identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest: and

2.    Where Members withdraw from a meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chairman when they leave.

To approve, as an accurate record, the minutes of the last meeting of the Corporate Parenting Board held on 30^th September 2024.

To receive information about the discharge of the Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) functions for children looked after (CLA).

To receive an update about the recruitment and retention of foster carers, with a particular focus on adopting the Foster Carers Charter and Eliminate Profit Policy impacts.

“That the press and public be excluded from the meeting under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972 (as amended) for the next item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Act.”

To receive an overview of the operation and effectiveness of the statutory Social Services complaints procedure.

To receive an update on the Regulation 73 visits and the current position within RCT’s Residential Children’s Homes and Respite Service.

To receive an update in relation to the Children Looked After: Residential Care Strategy 2022 – 2027.