Issue - meetings

To consider a report which provides details of the work of the Corporate Parenting Committee in 2018-19. 

Cabinet considered the Corporate Parenting Committee annual report, detailing the work of the Committee in 2018-19. The report highlighted progress and achievements around the five pledges the Council had made to cared for children and care leavers in the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2018-20 and set out the priorities and terms of reference for 2019-20.

Councillor J Saunders spoke on this matter as the former Chairman of the Corporate Parenting Committee.

The Leader took the opportunity to remind all Council members of the importance of their corporate parenting responsibilities.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

1.    endorses the Corporate Parenting Committee Annual Report, 2018-19 as set out at Appendix 1 to the report; and

2.    endorses the Committee’s revised Terms of Reference at Appendix 1 within the Annual Report.