The Board will receive the One Adoption West Yorkshire Annual Performance Report – Kirklees Highlights. and the One Adoption West Yorkshire Annual Report 2022-2023.
Contact:
Michelle Rawlings, Head of One Adoption West Yorkshire.
Minutes:
The Board considered the One Adoption West Yorkshire (OAWY) Annual Report presented by Michelle Rawlings, Head of One Adoption West Yorkshire. Michelle Rawlings provided a summary of the work undertaken with children with an Adoption Order in Kirklees or who had been placed for Adoption and it was highlighted that:
Responding to a question from the Board around increased applications for ASF Funding, Michelle Rawlings advised that ASF funding was secure until 2025, currently OAWY were keeping pace with applications and there was fair access funding available of up to £5000 per year. If funding was exceeded conversations around match-funding would need to take place with the Local Authority. Group bids (therapeutic groups etc…) helped to support families at an earlier stage and in upskilling families early on this would the ambition was to reduce the need for high levels of therapeutic support going forwards.
Responding to a from the Board around the amount of Adoption Panel Members available, Michelle Rawlings reassured the Board that a recent recruitment had been successful. The Board welcomed the response and highlighted the importance of having a diverse pool of panel members, with different levels of knowledge and exsprence was valuable and encouraged any interested individual to get in contact.
RESOLVED: The Board noted the One Adoption West Yorkshire Annual Reportand thanked Michelle Rawlings for the update.
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