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RESOLVED- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 26 April, 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED- That the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme, together with the combined Forward Work Programme be approved.
RESOLVED: That the Annual Corporate Parenting Report 2020/2022 and areas of success achieved by the Corporate Parenting Team during the reporting period and the key priorities going forward be noted.
It was proposed and seconded that Councillor Abdul Khan be elected as Vice-Chair of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 2023/2024. RESOLVED: That Councillor Abdul Khan be re-elected as Vice-Chair of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee for 2023/2024. Councillor Abdul Khan thanked Members for their continued support.
Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bernice McLoughlin and Penny Andow (Cabinet Member for Integrated Adult and Community Services.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 26 April, 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.
The minutes of the previous meeting of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 26 April, 2023 were submitted for approval. RESOLVED- That the minutes of the previous meeting of the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 26 April, 2023 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme, together with the combined Forward Work Programme be approved.
The Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme was presented, together with the Combined Forward Work Programme. The following was highlighted: · The forward work programme had been updated following consultation with Heads of Service and Members. · A report relating to enhancing fees for Local Authority Foster Carers and improving the active offer would be presented to the Committee in July, 2023. RESOLVED- That the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee Forward Work Programme, together with the combined Forward Work Programme be approved.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Annual Corporate Parenting Report 2020/2022 and areas of success achieved by the Corporate Parenting Team during the reporting period and the key priorities going forward be noted.
The Cabinet Member for Children, Families, and Safeguarding presented the Annual Report of the Corporate Parenting Team 2020/2022 and the Interim Service Manager, Looked After Children detailed the role and responsibilities in relation to corporate parenting, the progress made during the reporting period and advised that a further update report, with more current data, would be presented to democracy in December, 2023. In scrutinising the report, reference was made to the following: • The importance of prevention. • The cost of unregulated placements and the process of sourcing placements was queried. • The good work of the Corporate Parenting Team was praised and reference was made to the Social Care and Education Development Project Board, which had many projects in place regarding transforming residential and in-house Foster Care. • Dissatisfaction was expressed in the delay of presenting the report to democracy. • In terms of the Corporate Parenting Board function, it was proposed that a full review of the Board, to include the appointment of an independent Chair, and in consultation with the Social Care and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee be undertaken. The proposition was not seconded and the Monitoring Officer advised that in the context of the report presented, it was not a suitable proposal. · Members discussed the importance of having the voice and experiences of children and young people, who are ‘Looked After’ within the report. • Apprenticeship funding failing to match accommodation costs. An overview of the Basic Income for Care Leavers in Wales pilot/scheme was provided and a further update would be presented to Overview and Scrutiny in due course. • In terms of schools no longer being required to submit information pertaining specifically to looked after children’s school attendance to Welsh Government, Members were assured that Conwy County Borough Council continued to collate such data as part of an internal, local reporting measure. RESOLVED: That the Annual Corporate Parenting Report 2020/2022 and areas of success achieved by the Corporate Parenting Team during the reporting period and the key priorities going forward be noted.
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