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Minutes:
RECEIVED the IRO Annual Report presented by the AD Safeguarding
and Social Care, Sarah Alexander. Report included in the second
dispatch agenda pack (pages 1 to 19).
NOTED in response to the
discussion:
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The Committee sought assurances around the
performance of the IRO function, given that it was highlighted in
the 2014 Ofsted report. In response
officers advised that the service had improved but that was not yet
at the position that officers hoped for, particularly around
escalation actions.
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In response to a query on how the IROs were
perceived by the young people, officers advised that they were
perceived favourably and that for some young people it was likely
to be the longest running relationship that they had with
Children’s Services.
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In response to a question, officers advised that the
current caseload for an IRO was around 70 children.