Decision details

To agree for Southwark to host the Adopt London South Regional Adoption Agency, a body delivering the adoption service statutory duties of 10 South London local authorities

RESOLVED:

1.  That Southwark enter into regional adoption arrangements as part of Adopt London South with ten participating authorities identified in the report.

2.  That it be agreed that Southwark is the host for Adopt London South. This means Southwark hosts staff and resources from up to nine other boroughs in South London to deliver a regional adoption agency for South and South West London

3.  That the authority to make more detailed decisions around the implementation of this proposal including signing off the inter-authority agreement between Southwark and the other boroughs involved in Adopt London South and the finalisation of governance arrangements be delegated to the strategic director for children’s and adults’ services.

4.  That it be noted that the governance arrangements will operate by the other local authorities in Adopt South London delegating adoption functions to the council and that the leader of the council will need to formally accept the delegation of the relevant functions once these have been delegated by the other councils.