Agenda and decisions

The Chair will welcome everyone to the meeting and announce any apologies received.

The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and apologies had been received from Cllr Burke, Christine Bennett, Charlotte Jackson, Jo-Anne Sanders, Janet Tolley, Tom Brailsford, Julie Bragg and Keith Fielding.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on the 14^th February 2019.

1)    The minutes of the meeting of the Board held on the 14th February 2019 were agreed as a correct record.

2)    The Board agreed that outlook appointment invites be sent to all Board Members for the events being held during Fostering Fortnight 13th to 26th May 2019.

3)    That the Voice of the Child Development Plan be shared with the political groups. 

The Board Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interest.

No interests were declared.

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

It was agreed that all agenda items would be held in public session.

The Board will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting but that petition should relate to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2), Members of the Public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.  

No deputations or petitions.

The Board will hear any questions from the general public.

No questions were received from members of the public.

The Board will consider a verbal update on key issues from Ofsted and the Improvement Board.                                                                         

Contact: Steve Comb, Head of Corporate Parenting

The Board noted the update on Ofsted and Improvement Board and thanked Steve Comb for his contributions.

The Board will consider a report giving key highlights on Performance Monitoring data for the Children’s Service in March 2019                        

Contact: Steve Comb, Head of Corporate Parenting

1)    That the update on Performance within Children’s Services be noted.

2)    The Board agreed to consider information regarding action being taken to improve PEP completion timescales.

3)    The Board agreed to consider data in future performance reports showing the numbers of care leavers aged 17 with a Personal Adviser. 

4)    The Board agreed that a deeper analysis was required of the 42% care leavers who were not in education employment or training, the reasons why and what their aspirations were.

5)    The Board agreed to consider information in future performance reports giving the reasons why 8% of young people do not have a pathway plan.

The Board will consider the draft Corporate Parenting Strategy.

Contact: Steve Comb, Head of Corporate Parenting

    Stephen Bonnell, Policy and Partnerships Officer

1)    The Board noted the Draft Corporate Parenting Strategy 2019-22 and thanked Steve Comb (Head of Corporate Parenting) and Stephen Bonnell (Policy and Partnerships Officer) for their contributions.

2)    That the comments from the Board on the draft Corporate Parenting Strategy 2019-22 be incorporated within the final version scheduled for consideration by Cabinet on the 16th April 2019.

3)    The Board agreed that the KAL card, which was now available for all care leavers, should be promoted as widely as possible, for example through the Kirklees Fostering Network, No 11 drop in facility and Personal Advisors.

4)    The Board agreed that it would be useful to capture the positives from Care Leavers on the use of the KAL cards and share this at a future Board meeting.

The Board will consider the future focus of the Corporate Parenting Board and agenda plan for the 2018/19 municipal year.

Contact: Helen Kilroy, Principal Governance & Democratic Engagement Officer

1)    The Board noted the report on the future focus and work programme of the Corporate Parenting Board and thanked Steve Comb for his contributions.

2)    That an outline plan of the future work programme for the 2019/20 municipal year be shared with the Board.

3)    That the Board meet bi-monthly during the 2019/20 municipal year.

4)    That Board Members who might agree to take forward specific pieces of work on behalf of the Board, would provide progress updates at future Board meetings.

5)    The Board agreed to consider data from the Family Group Conferencing Team when it was available – date to be determined.

6)    The Board noted that the Kirklees Fostering Network held drop-in sessions for parents and carers and agreed to receive details of future meetings.

The Board will consider verbal updates from Board Members on interaction with Services.

Contact: Helen Kilroy, Principal Governance and Democratic Engagement Officer

1.    The Board noted the updates from Board Members on interaction with services. 

2.    The Board agreed that the Family Group Conferencing Team could attend the Kirklees Fostering Network.

To note future meeting dates of the Board during the 2018/19 municipal year:

-       Monday 15^th April 2019, 10.30 am

That the Corporate Parenting Board would meet on the following date:-

-       Monday 15th April 2019, 10.30 am