Issue - meetings

[To receive the Performance Monitoring Information Report]

Alison Hinds, Deputy Director of Social Care presented the Performance Monitoring Report and highlighted salient points. It was noted that the Education, NEET and Health Review areas had already been covered in earlier agenda items.

It was highlighted that numbers of children in care were on a downward trajectory whilst ensuring the right children remained in care if appropriate.

It was thought that the work undertaken on the Family Values project had contributed towards stability in placements and ‘family and friends’ placements had been the most common.

There had been a small number of adoptions; partly because of restrictions and concerns around COVID and partly because court closures during lockdown had delayed decisions being made on care orders. This backlog had begun to clear so more orders were being granted.

Resolved:

That the Performance Monitoring Information report be received.