In principle agreement for the borough to work with other boroughs to develop a  London regional adoption agency

DECISION

1.    To agree, in principle, to join a London Regional Adoption Agency, subject to detailed financial analysis and business case;

2.    To authorise the Director of Children’s Services (or equivalent), after consultation with the lead Member Children’s Services, to progress arrangements relating to the development and implementation of the London Regional Adoption Agency model.

3.    To support a local detailed stakeholder engagement to ensure that the strengths of the current service (culturally sensitive matching, focus on sibling group matching, recruitment of BME and other minority adopters) are not dissipated by the borough entering the new proposed arrangement.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, CHILREN’S SERVICES (D. JONES)

(Service Head, Children’s Social Care (N. Patel)