Agenda and minutes

Corporate Parenting Committee - Tuesday 24 February 2015 2.00 pm

Venue: Ground Floor Meeting Room G02C - 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH

Contact: Kenny Uzodike or Paula Thornton  Phone: 020 7525 7236/4395 Email:  kenny.uzodike@southwark.gov.uk or  paula.thornton@southwark.gov.uk

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1.

Apologies

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    To receive any apologies for absence.

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Confirmation of voting members

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    A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee.

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Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

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    In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear days of the meeting.

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Disclosure of interests and dispensations

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    Members to declare any interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

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Minutes

Presentation from St. Christopher's Project

The committee received a presentation from the St. Christopher’s fellowship, a children’s charity that has been providing high quality care to vulnerable children and young people since 1870. The project provides high quality interventions for children and young people going missing from home and care and conduct independent return interviews.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the committee receive a report back in 3 - 4 months time on further performance data (to be determined), comparing those who go missing to the general care population. Members of the committee to confirm the data that they would like included in the report by email to Rory Patterson, director, children’s social care. For example, it was suggested that this data might include whether any health issues had been identified following medical examination of children who return from being missing.

 

2.  To receive a report back in 1 year in order to review the process.

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Annual Report from Designated Doctor for Looked After Children

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The effect of the recent developments in Public Health (Transfer from NHS to Council) on Children in Care

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Teenage Pregnancy and Looked After Children (LAC) Young People

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Transition from Care to Independent Living

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Independent Reviewing Officer's (IRO) Annual Report 2013/14

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Work Plan 2014/15