Issue - meetings

CPAC agreed that there was a need to find a term which was understood by children and young people in care which best described how to put forward a complaint/concern about their care. Currently Barnados were commissioned to provide an advocacy service  but it was unlikely that children and young people fully understood the term advocacy and this may hinder  the use of the service..

The Ofsted Action plan was due to be submitted to Ofsted on the 18^th October. There had been 17 recommendations put forward and the council would set out how they were going to meet them.  Once the plan was submitted to Ofsted, there would then have a few days to clarify or make any changes. Following Ofsted agreement to the action plan, it could be published on the council’s website and distributed to CPAC members.