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Performance Scrutiny Committee - Partnerships. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Fostering Service update
The Committee praised the work and encouraged the service to keep up its proactive approach to supporting carers. It recommended further work with partners to strengthen support for carers and service users. It was pleased with the parent and child fostering scheme and asked for more information on it in the next report. It recommended better monitoring of children's fostering experiences, including quality of care and data-driven reports, for next year's report. It requested information on kinship carers' allowances, including how payments differ from foster carers' allowances, and how kinship and special guardianship carers receive support from the Social Work Team.
Performance Scrutiny Committee - Partnerships. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Fostering Service update
The Committee asked for data on educational achievement for children in foster care, and for information on any community-specific cultural challenges to fostering and how councillors can help tackle them. It suggested officers work with ward members to promote fostering at community events. It recommended training for school governors on fostering and adoption, and on how they can support children in care more effectively.
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