Issue - meetings

To consider specified performance data for Looked After Children.

The Committee received a report setting out the September performance monitoring data in relation to CiC within the Children and Families Service and details of statistical neighbour comparative data collected by central government on a national basis for 2007/08 for a range of CiC outcome indicators based around health and education.

The Committee were updated that Marion Wheeler would be taking up her new post as Assistant Director for Safeguarding and Chris Chambers as Acting Head of Service (Children in Care) by the end of the month.

The Committee were advised that the number of CiC remained high, although the stabilisation of the level over the previous months masked the high turnover of children of around 30 per month.

Concerns were expressed by Members regarding performance in relation to CiC having up to date Personal Education Plan (PEPs) despite advice at the last meeting that improvements would be seen following the start of the new academic year.

RESOLVED:

·      That an update on performance in relation to PEPs be included within the CiC educational attainment report to be provided at December meeting. 

·      That the September performance report be noted.