Issue - meetings

[To receive and provide feedback on the Adoption Agency Interim Report]

Dawn Deans, Senior Social Work Manager presented the Adoption Agency Interim Report and highlighted salient points. The report provided an update on the work carried out by the City of Wolverhampton Adoption Service from April – October 2018.

It was highlighted that the target of six early permanence placements had been achieved earlier than expected and the new regional adoption agency (RAA) Adoption@Heart was due to launch on 1 April 2019.  

It was highlighted that there had been extensive work on embedding black, and minority ethnic (BAME) imagery and messaging in marketing activities and several bespoke targeted campaigns had been developed, which included information being translated into several different languages. 

It was highlighted that positive feedback had been received from foster carers

In response to queries regarding the RAA, it was clarified that it was a Black Country agency rather than West Midlands and that the budget was on track for the first year. It was also noted that the operating model for the RAA had been approved at Cabinet.

Resolved:

That the Adoption Agency Interim Report be received.