Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to the proposal to redesign the current corporate parenting governance structure and introduce a Corporate Parenting Panel/Board with an internal and external partnership membership.

RESOLVED -

(i)

That the proposal to redesign the current corporate parenting governance structure and introduce a Corporate Parenting Panel/Board with an internal and external partnership membership (details of membership of the Board to be agreed by Cabinet at a future meeting) be endorsed.

(ii)

That the Council be recommended to:

a)       Agree to dissolve the Corporate Parenting OSC Sub-Committee and for scrutiny of the Council’s Corporate Parenting role to be placed specifically within the remit of the Families OSC, with agenda items relating to the Corporate Parenting role prioritised within specific meetings in its work programme.

b)     Endorse the proposal to develop a robust relationship between the Board, Overview and Scrutiny and the Corporate Partnership group to pursue continual improvement in the delivery of the Council’s Corporate Parenting Strategy, including applying the learning from other local authorities

c)     Endorse the proposal that there should be regular mandatory training for all elected members in relation to the Council’s Corporate Parenting role.

The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:

(A)

To ensure that the Council meets it statutory responsibilities.

(B)

To ensure that the Council has a robust and strong governance arrangement to scrutinise their corporate responsibilities for Looked After Children.