Agenda and minutes

Corporate Parenting Committee - Wednesday 25 February 2026 2.00 pm

Venue: Ground floor meeting rooms GO2B and C, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH

Contact: Paula Thornton or Beverley Olamijulo 020 7525 4395 / 7234 Email: paula.thornton@southwark.gov.uk or beverley.olamijulo@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies Share this item To receive any apologies for absence. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 1.
2.	Confirmation of voting members Share this item A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 2.
3.	Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent Share this item In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear days of the meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 3.
4.	Disclosure of interests and dispensations Share this item Members to declare any interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 4.
5.	Minutes Share this item To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the open section of the meeting held on 22 October 2025. Supporting documents: Minutes , 22/10/2025 Corporate Parenting Committee , item 5. PDF 243 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 5.
6.	Speakerbox verbal update and report on actions Share this item Career and education mentoring, young people’s vision and standards of care within the fostering service. Minutes: View the minutes text for item 6.
7.	Corporate Parenting Substance misuse report Share this item View the background to item 7. Supporting documents: Corporate parenting Substance misuse report 2025 (deferred from 22/10/2025) , item 7. PDF 266 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 7.
8.	Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025 Share this item Supporting documents: Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2025 , item 8. PDF 694 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 8.
9.	Southwark homes for Southwark children update / Foster Care Report - recruitment and retirement Share this item Minutes: View the minutes text for item 9.
10.	Adoption annual report Share this item Supporting documents: Adoption annual report , item 10. PDF 366 KB Appendix 1 - Annual Report 2024-25 , item 10. PDF 5 MB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 10.
11.	Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) and Children's Rights and Participation Annual Report 2024-25 Share this item Supporting documents: Covering Report , item 11. PDF 138 KB IRO Annual Report - 2024-25 , item 11. PDF 926 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 11.
12.	Corporate Parenting Committee workplan 2025-26 Share this item View the background to item 12. Supporting documents: CPC workplan, 25/02/2026 Corporate Parenting Committee , item 12. PDF 238 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 12.
13.	Corporate Parenting Strategy 2026 - 2030 - note from previous meeting Share this item View the background to item 13. Supporting documents: Report - Corporate Parenting Strategy update , item 13. PDF 314 KB Minutes: View the minutes text for item 13.