Issue - meetings

An information report on  the use of the  looked after children element of the Pupil Premium Grant  had been distrusted  to Committee members,  prior to the meeting.

The Adults Safeguarding protocol had been distributed to Committee Members in early February  for consideration. Comments  had been sought on what aspects  of the protocol can be applied  in the  council’s responsibility for the standard of accommodation for young people in care and care leavers.

The Chair advised the Committee that the usual performance report with information  on the progress   of  key performance indicators for looked after children and care leavers  had not been available  for consideration at this meeting as the  process for gathering data,  in Children’s Service, had changed from a monthly exercise to a weekly event . The  next performance report to the committee in June   would have added lines of enquiry concerning  staffing and resources  of the service. There was a  brief performance report with some key  headlines  included in a report to the joint meeting  at 7.30pm concerning children missing from care and stability  of placements.