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Meeting: 10/07/2019 - Cabinet (Item 376)

376 Children's Scrutiny Committee - Special Guardianship Task Group Report pdf icon PDF 231 KB

The Children's Scrutiny Committee had, at its meeting on 10th June 2019, considered the Special Guardianship Task Group Report (Minute *127 refers) which focussed on the experience of Special Guardians and subsequently reflected on the issues faced by them.

 

The Committee resolved that the Report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet.

 

Recommendation

 

a) that the Children’s Scrutiny Committee be thanked for its Task Group Report and the recommendations be noted and

 

(b) that the relevant Cabinet Member and Chief Officer for Children’s Services take forward the Report and progress subject to available resources, engaging other partners and stakeholders as necessary.

 

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Minutes:

(Councillors Biederman, Connett and Whitton attended in accordance with Standing Order 25(2) and spoke to this item).

 

The Cabinet noted that the Children's Scrutiny Committee had, at its meeting on 10th June 2019, considered the Special Guardianship Task Group Report (Minute *127 refers) which focussed on the experience of Special Guardians and subsequently reflected on the issues faced by them.

 

The Scrutiny Committee had resolved that the Report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet.

 

The Leader also agreed to highlight the issue to District Councils, particularly in relation to recommendation 8, when they next met.

 

It was MOVED by Councillor McInnes, SECONDED by Councillor Hart and

 

RESOLVED

 

a) that the Children’s Scrutiny Committee be thanked for its Task Group Report and the recommendations be noted and

 

(b) that the relevant Cabinet Member and Chief Officer for Children’s Services take forward the Report and progress subject to available resources, engaging other partners and stakeholders as necessary.


Meeting: 10/06/2019 - Children's Scrutiny Committee (Item 127)

127 Special Guardianship Task Group pdf icon PDF 231 KB

Task Group Report, attached.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the Special Guardianship Task Group Report and noted the recommendations contained therein.  The Report focussed on the experience of Special Guardians and reflected on the issues faced by them.

 

Members expressed their thanks to everyone involved in the production of such a comprehensive report.

 

It was MOVED by Councillor Hellyer, SECONDED by Councillor Squires and

 

RESOLVED that the Report and recommendations be endorsed and commended to the Cabinet.



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