Issue - meetings

To consider a report on the Foster Carer Capacity Scheme Policy.

That Officers be authorised to take all necessary actions to implement the Foster Carer Capacity Scheme Policy Set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

Consideration was given to this Policy which would support the local authority’s requirement to provide sufficient and suitable accommodation to promote the best interests of cared for children.   The Policy would enable a number of skilled and able foster carers to extend the number of places they were able to offer, or to maintain existing placements, or offer additional placements, whilst complying with national statutory requirements.  In addition it was expected to provide longer term cost savings to the Council.

At the meeting the Portfolio Holder reported an amendment to the report whereby the words ‘or recruiting new foster carers’ were removed from line 3 of paragraph 7.4 of the report.

The Portfolio Holder welcomed the input from the Scrutiny Committee which had endorsed the policy it being in line with one of the recommendations made following its earlier scrutiny of the Fostering Service. 

RESOLVED

That Officers be authorised to take all necessary actions to implement the Foster Carer Capacity Scheme Policy Set out in Appendix 1 of the report.