Issue - meetings

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 08^th October 2012 and  the Joint meeting held on the 29th October 2012.

The minutes of the meeting held on the 08^th October were agreed as an accurate record of the meeting.

 In relation to the services to boroughs offered by the 18 Project  there was a need to add in  Enfield borough.

 In reference to the  new framework agreement on Foster care recruitment   this was being worked on with the North London Strategic Alliance  and not the North London Fostering Consortium as  put in the minutes. It was agreed  that the minutes be amended to reflect this.

In relation to a report on Housing Benefit reforms, an early report  setting out the anticipated issues had been completed by Phil Harris and shared at the LSCB meeting .  [A Cabinet report  on this issues was also expected in the first quarter of the new year  As part of the consultation process on the report  Corporate Parenting Advisory  Committee may wish to look at this report and comment on the  areas impacting on  children and  young  people  in care and care leavers  - Cllr  Waters  and Libby  to consider this suggestion before inclusion in the minutes.

The  minutes of the joint meeting with Safeguarding Policy and Practice Committee  held on the 29^th October 2012 were agreed as an accurate record of the meeting.

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