Issue - meetings

To update the Committee on issues regarding children’s rights and participation including establishing a Children in Care Council.

The Committee received the above report setting out work underway to enhance the involvement of CiC in shaping services and improving outcomes.

Following the termination of the contract with Action for Children for the provision of a Children’s Rights service, the service would now be transferred to an in-house provision within the mainstream service. This would necessitate recruitment to a number of new roles by the beginning of the new year, with interim arrangements in place until then. The new team would then be responsible for progressing key projects, including developing a CiC council, provisionally by Easter.

The Committee were advised of the successful selection of a group of young people from Haringey to take part in Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) Youth Advisory Group ‘Young Leaders of Change’ project. This project allows the views of young people to be fed to the CWDC Board and to inform its future work, whilst offering training and development opportunities for the young people taking part. 

RESOLVED:

·      That the report be noted.