Services for looked after children scrutiny inquiry – final report agreed

The Looked After Children Scrutiny Inquiry Panel has completed its inquiry into services for looked after children and how they can be improved.  The report, which was presented to the Scrutiny Programme Committee on Monday 10th June, contains the conclusions and recommendations from the panel after six months of evidence gathering. Why carry out this inquiry? Services for […]

How will the Council reduce the numbers of looked after children?

The Child & Family Services Performance Panel met last week to examine recent performance in Child & Family Services.  In particular, the panel focused on the high numbers of children in the care of the authority (looked after children) and how the authority will sustainably and safely reduce the numbers of children entering the care […]