Issue - meetings
Finacial Support to Carers of Children Subject to Adoption , Special Guardianship, and Child Arrangement Orders
Meeting: 03/10/2017 - Cabinet (Resources) Panel (Item 6)
PDF 69 KB[To approve an amendment to the policy on Financial Support to Carers of Children Subject to Adoption, Special Guardianship, and Child Arrangement Orders to ensure that it is compliant with the Special Guardianship Guidance 2017]
Decision:
That the policy for Financial Support to Carers of Children Subject to Adoption, Special Guardianship or Child Arrangement orders, approved by Cabinet on 26 April 2017 be amended to ensure that it is compliant with national guidance, particularly how universal benefits should be regarded when completing financial assessments for support.
Minutes:
Councillor Val Gibson requested approval to an amendment to the policy agreed at Cabinet on 26 April 2017 to ensure that it is compliant with the Special Guardianship Guidance 2017.
Resolved:
That the policy for Financial Support to Carers of Children Subject to Adoption, Special Guardianship or Child Arrangement orders, approved by Cabinet on 26 April 2017 be amended to ensure that it is compliant with national guidance, particularly how universal benefits should be regarded when completing financial assessments for support.