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Venue: Training Room - Ground Floor - Civic Centre, St Peter's Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH
Contact: Helen Tambini Tel: 01902 554070 or Email: helen.tambini@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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Apologies for absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Martin Waite and from Councillor Jasbir Jaspal in her capacity as Chair of the Health Scrutiny Panel.
Apologies for absence were received from Tracy Kenny, Foster Carer and from Kyron Hughes, Care Leavers Forum. |
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Declarations of interests Minutes: There were no declarations of interest made. |
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Minutes of the previous meeting - 18 January 2018 PDF 99 KB [To approve the minutes of the previous meeting as a correct record and sign] Minutes: Resolved: That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 18 January 2018 be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Matters arising [To consider any matters arising from the minutes of the meeting] Minutes: In respect of minute 10, Performance Monitoring Report/Children Looked After Return Initial Analysis 2016-2017, Fiona Brennan, Designated Nurse, Looked After Children (LAC) advised that the comments made regarding a dip to 86% in respect of health should refer to LAC Health Assessments. |
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Schedule of Outstanding Matters PDF 67 KB [To consider and comment on the schedule of outstanding matters] Minutes: Helen Tambini, Democratic Services Officer presented the report on current progress on matters previously considered by the Board.
Emma Bennett, Director of Children’s Services confirmed that the Council did use some private residential establishments and details of those establishments would be forwarded to the Board.
Resolved:
That details of the private residential establishments used by the Council be circulated to the Board. |
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Quality Assurance and Compliance Update PDF 790 KB [Jas Kakkar, Lead Commissioner – Personalised Support to present report] Minutes: Sarah Smith, Head of Strategic Commissioning presented the Quality Assurance and Compliance Update and highlighted key points.
In addition to the information contained in the report and in response to questions from Board members, officers stated the following:
Resolved:
4. That the continued commitment of the Council to work with the provider market to improve the quality of care provided for the direct benefit to the users of these services, their relatives and carers be noted. That the excellent working relationship with the statutory regulator of care provision - Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and other partners that has also been established be noted. |
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Care Leavers up to the age of 18 that are pregnant or teenage parents PDF 124 KB [Laura Wood, Senior Social Work Manager to present briefing note] Minutes: Laura Wood, Senior Social Work Manager presented the report on Care Leavers up to the age of 18 that are pregnant or teenage parents and highlighted key points.
In addition to the information contained in the report and in response to questions from Board members, officers stated the following:
Resolved: That the report on Care Leavers up to the age of 18 that are pregnant or teenage parents be noted. |
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Adoption Agency Interim report PDF 105 KB [Dawn Deans, Senior Social Work Manager – Adoption, to present update] Minutes: Dawn Deans, Senior Social Work Manager – Adoptions presented the Adoption Agency Interim report and highlighted key points.
In addition to the information contained in the report and in response to questions from Board members, officers stated the following:
Resolved: That the Adoption Agency Interim report be noted. |
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Children and Social Work Act 2017 PDF 93 KB [Alison Hinds, Head of Looked After Children to present briefing] Minutes: Emma Bennett, Director of Children’s Services presented the Children and Social Work Act 2017 report and highlighted key points.
She advised that on 21 March 2018, officers had met with Mark Riddell MBE, the National Implementation Advisor, who for the next two years would be supporting local authorities regarding the Care Leaver Offer. Although the City of Wolverhampton Council was already rated as Good, Mark Riddell MBE was invited to share his ideas and challenge the Council, with the aspiration of the Council moving forward to be rated Outstanding. The challenge for the Council was to consider if what was offered to Care Leavers (CL) would be acceptable for their own children. Several ideas were linked to Corporate Parenting and tied in with the changes that he had made at Trafford Council.
In addition to the information contained in the report and in response to questions from Board members, officers stated the following:
Resolved: That the Children and Social Work Act 2017 report be noted. |
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Corporate Parenting Strategy Update PDF 76 KB [Alice Vickers, Corporate Parenting Officer to present report] Minutes: Alice Vickers, Corporate Parenting Officer presented the Corporate Parenting Strategy Update and highlighted key points.
In addition to the information contained in the report and in response to questions from Board members, officers stated the following:
Resolved:
That once completed, a copy of the draft Action Plan be submitted to the Board. |
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Performance Monitoring Information PDF 63 KB [Emma Bennett, Director of Children’s Services to present report] Additional documents: Minutes: Emma Bennett, Director of Children’s Services presented the Performance Monitoring Information report and highlighted key points. She confirmed that as of today there were 649 Looked After Children (LAC). Two further Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers had arrived last week.
She advised that in respect of the recording of the proportion of eligible LAC with an up to date Personal Education Plan (PEP), the 77% figure was low; however, that was due to a recording issue and would be addressed through the new E-PEP system launched in November 2017.
Resolved: That the Performance Monitoring Information report be noted. |
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Exclusion of the press and public [That in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business as they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information falling within paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972] Minutes: Resolved: That in accordance with Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business as it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information contained in paragraph 2 of the Act, namely information that is likely to reveal the identity to an individual. |
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Councillor visits to establishments Minutes: No visits to establishments had been undertaken since the last meeting of the Board. |
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AOB Minutes: On behalf of the Board, Councillors Christine Mills thanked the Chair for her hard work and dedicated service over the years and for the huge impact she had made.
Councillor Gibson thanked Board members and confirmed that she would be standing down from her role as Cabinet Lead Member for Children and Young People in May 2018. She stated that she had enjoyed working with the Board and was proud of the achievements that had been made. |