Issue - meetings

This report sets out performance data and trends for an agreed set of measures relating to looked after children. Section 2 provides an overall assessment of performance in the service and performance highlights. Appendix 1 provides a series of tables and graphs for each of these measures, grouped by topic, showing monthly data, performance against target, long term trends and benchmarking where applicable.

The report set out performance data and trends for an agreed set of measures relating to looked after children for the period ending in October.

Committee Members asked for the following  information to be included in the report to Committee in March:

IRO reviews - It would be important for Members to understand how many children/ young people were present at these meetings and the efforts being made to seek the child’s / young person’s participation. The Assistant Director agreed that this information was extractable and could be added to the next report.

In terms, of the young people that were coming into the care of the council following a court decision to place them on remand, there was a need for the committee to be aware of  the offers being made to the judiciary beforehand  i.e. seeking bail .

Agreed that the forthcoming report, from the court manager, include information on how the council is being proactive in its permanency planning before issuing care proceedings and also contain  comments on how the council is working to reduce the number of children that need to become subject to care proceedings.