Issue - meetings

An update to the Children’s Select Committee on the progress and achievements of the Corporate Parenting Panel is included. This fulfils the requirement to provide a six-monthly update to the committee on progress made against each of the panel’s strategic priorities.

A full annual report will be presented to Children’s Select at the end of the financial year. Members are asked to provide any comments or questions on the update.

Cllr Mayes introduced the six-monthly update to the committee on progress made against each of the panel’s strategic priorities.

The panel had noted that there was more work required on the monitoring of KPI’s. At present a dataset was provided for the panel, with an accompanying commentary from Martin Davis. It was hoped that the specific priorities agreed by the panel and assigned to each meeting would provide a clearer focus and allow for a “deeper dive” into the data.

The panel have nominated a councillor to act as lead member for each of the seven priorities. This lead councillor will meet regularly with relevant officers, scrutinise data and plans, and where appropriate meet with young people.

It was explained that at meetings of the Corporate Parenting Panel, members will focus on one individual strategic priority per meeting. At the meetings, the panel’s lead member for the priority will be introduced and asked to provide an update and information.

Resolved:

To note the sixth-month update from the Corporate Parenting Panel.

To note the progress made by the Corporate Parenting Panel.

To add Cllr Chris Devine to the Children in Care Leavers Rapid Scrutiny Exercise membership.