Agenda item

Children's Services Quarter Two Performance Report

To enable Members to review and assess the performance of Children’s Services in supporting Children & Young People being looked after.

Minutes:

The report provides the Committee with performance information for the second quarter of 2019/20 and enables an assessment of the progress being made in improving outcomes for children in need and children being looked after.

 

The Chairperson welcomed Councillor Graham Hinchey (Cabinet Member for Children & Families), and Deborah Driffield (Interim Assistant Director, Children Services)

 

The Chairperson invited questions and comments from Members.

 

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Members discussed both the recruitment of foster carers and also the recruitment and retention of social workers.  Members were advised that there were currently 28 applications foster carer applications being processed.  It was noted that the it is very difficult to reduce the assessment period to under 6 months.

 

Members were advised that currently the percentage of social work vacancies are not improving.  The recruitment drive is still ongoing.

 

 

AGREED – That Members noted the report.

 

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