Issue - meetings

This report is a review of progress made by the Children in Care Service in relation to service development including the issues previously addressed through the Looked After Children Action Plan. Report to follow

 The  Committee considered the progress made by the Children in Care service in relation to service development . Significant improvements had been made following an  implementation of  a permanent  staffing structure  which had made  good impact on in terms of  the progression on casework, stability  and building relationships with service users.  A brief description was provided  of the of the teams which make up the Children in Care service ,the services they are provided  and the  agencies that they worked with. The Committee remarked on the good progress made by the teams with  increasing the number of special guardianships  and children returning home to families.