Issue - meetings

[To approve the Corporate Parenting Strategy.]

1. That the Corporate Parenting Strategy be approved for three years from April 2018 to March 2021.

2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services, to make any final amendments before publication.

Councillor Paul Sweet presented the report on Corporate Parenting Strategy for approval. The Children and Social Work Act 2017 required local authorities to evidence how they met the seven Corporate Parenting Principles in relation to looked after children and care leavers. The refreshed strategy provided a framework for both the City of Wolverhampton Council and its partners to ensure that services provided effective support for children and young people in or leaving care.

Councillor Paul Sweet proposed the recommendations and Councillor Val Gibson seconded the recommendations.

Resolved:

1. That the Corporate Parenting Strategy be approved for three years from April 2018 to March 2021.

2. That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, in consultation with the Director of Children’s Services, to make any final amendments before publication.