Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

FILMING AT MEETINGS

Please note this meeting may be filmed or recorded by the Council for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site or by anyone attending the meeting using any communication method.  Although we ask members of the public recording, filming or reporting on the meeting not to include the public seating areas, members of the public attending the meeting should be aware that we cannot guarantee that they will not be filmed or recorded by others attending the meeting.  Members of the public participating in the meeting (e.g. making deputations, asking questions, making oral protests) should be aware that they are likely to be filmed, recorded or reported on.  By entering the meeting room and using the public seating area, you are consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings.

 

The Chair of the meeting has the discretion to terminate or suspend filming or recording, if in his or her opinion continuation of the filming, recording or reporting would disrupt or prejudice the proceedings, infringe the rights of any individual, or may lead to the breach of a legal obligation by the Council.

Minutes:

The Chair referred to the filming of meetings and this information was noted.

2.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE (IF ANY)

Minutes:

Apologies had been received from Councillor Weston, Councillor Chenot, Councillor James and Councillor Opoku.

As the meeting was not quorate, the Committee agreed to proceed informally.    

 

3.

URGENT BUSINESS

The Chair will consider the admission of late items of urgent business. Late items will be considered under the agenda item they appear. New items will be dealt with at item 9 below.

Minutes:

There were none.

 

4.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

A member with a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered must disclose to that meeting the existence and nature of that interest at the commencement of that consideration, or when the consideration becomes apparent.

 

A member with a personal interest in a matter also has a prejudicial interest in that matter the interest is one which a member of the public with knowledge of the relevant facts would reasonably regard as so significant that it is likely to prejudice the member’ judgement of the public interest.  

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

 

5.

MINUTES

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 25 January 2022.

 

Report to follow. 

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting of 25 January.2022 the were to be circulated at the next meeting.

 

6.

PERFORMANCE FOR QUARTER 3 2021/22 WITH UPDATES FOR JANUARY 2022 pdf icon PDF 895 KB

This report provides an analysis of the performance data and trends for an agreed set of measures relating to looked after children on behalf of the Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee.

 

Minutes:

Mr Richard Hutton, Senior Performance Officer, presented the item and informed that paragraph 2.6 of the report should read that 59% of the total male population was shown in the graphs below and not 69%.                           

The Committee heard that:

·           There was nothing concerning reflected in the report including for the parkway plans. All staff were working to improve the plans in any case.

·           Of the new starters, there were nine male and four female infant individuals (babies) and therefore there were thirteen in all.

·           Approximately one quarter of the individuals became permanently looked after.

·           There were two age ranges which needed to be monitored. Some of the baby is born during the coronavirus crisis were going into care proceedings. If a home could not be found for those children via extended family members, then they would be part of the corporate parenting process there were also children who are arriving into care in the adolescent years who were converted into a full care order. Some come in late and move rapidly through the system.

·           There were some others in the Enfield and Hertfordshire area who are having children removed from their care repeatedly. Haringey had availability of private housing which was an attraction for other boroughs to use as a resource.

·           The corporate parenting responsibility for babies and late adolescents would likely fall to Haringey in the long term.

·           If a child was placed in Haringey by another borough which was a Looked After Child, send that child would remain the responsibility of the placing borough. However, if the child was placed and was part of a Child In Need or a Child Protection Plan followed by emerging needs, then the children would eventually become the responsibility of Haringey.

·           The phrase ‘suitable accommodation’ had a loose definition but there were some categories which defined the term differently. 

 

The Chair felt it was important to have communication with other boroughs.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

 

7.

PRIVATE FOSTERING STATEMENT pdf icon PDF 375 KB

The Statement of Purpose is a description of private fostering arrangements within the London Borough of Haringey.  The document provides a  clear description and guide to the service for professionals, the public, council members and external organisations.    

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Ms Beverley Hendricks, Assistant Director for Safeguarding and Social Care, introduced the item.

The meeting heard that:

·           There were concerns in the safeguarding arrangements for young children arriving as refugees from the Ukraine and were invited to live in foster homes.

·           Approximately 90,000 potential Ukrainian refugees have registered but the government had not provided any guidelines of the process that would take place.

·           No details had yet been released regarding the safeguarding role for local authorities for potential refugees.

·           If a child refugee (under 17) arrived without having gone through the set process, then they would go through the unaccompanied asylum seekers process.

 

Members were happy to accept the statement as presented and to proceed with the campaign. 

 

RESOLVED:

Members indicated approval of the Haringey Private Fostering Statement of Purpose.

 

8.

CORPORATE PARENTING CHAMPIONS

A verbal update and a presentation regarding Corporate Parenting Champions.

Minutes:

Ms Emma Cummergen, Head of Young Adult Service, presented the item and stated that the project was a pilot to how elected members could be given a champion role around themed areas. This would help develop elected members to be champions of advocacy experts with access to subject expert advisors giving people greater opportunities to consult children and young people.

The Chair stated that the role of corporate parenting was an important role for councillors and greater attention to the role was long overdue. It was important to note that every councillor in Haringey had an important responsibility to the young people of the borough and it was important that councillors were reminded of this duty. 

The Committee noted the presentation and thanked officers for their work and dedication.

 

RESOLVED:

That the presentation be noted.

 

9.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

 

 

Date of next meeting

Minutes:

There was none.