The Corporate Parenting Board has discussed, and contributed to, plans to develop the strategy during meetings from Summer 2022 onwards.

A Corporate Strategy Steering Group is in place to guide the work of developing the strategy, including plans for consultation.

The following consultation activities have taken place or are planned.

• Information & awareness presentations on the development of the strategy, and consultation and involvement opportunities, provided through managers forums, team meetings, foster care support meetings and meetings of Children Living in Care Council meetings (during Jan – Mar 2023).

• One to one interviews with key members of staff to gather background information on issues and current work programmes and initiatives (during Feb 2023).

• Creative Film Project with children in our care and care experienced young people – workshops and filming throughout the Feb 2023 Half Term. Focused on ‘what matters most’ and ‘what makes life good’ for young people with care experience.

• Targeted feedback from children in our care and care experienced young people – professionals gathering feedback from groups who are ‘harder to reach’.

• Review of draft key messages from young people – taking place through Children Living in Care Council and follow up session with the film project group (during Mar/April 2023)

• Foster Carers Support Groups – two consultation sessions on the strategy to take place on 9th May 2023

• Members Session – a workshop for Councillors has been offered focused on the promotion of corporate parenting across the council (during May 2023)


• Stakeholder Workshops – a wide range of representatives who support and work with our young people have been invited. The workshops will focus on what young people are telling us and how we can respond and produce a strategy and action plan that makes a real difference to their lives.

• Consultation on the draft strategy – the draft will be shared with all stakeholders during May / June 2023 for further review and amendments as necessary.

• The draft strategy will go to the Corporate Parenting Board on 12th July 2023

Councillors, Senior Managers, children we care for and care experienced young people, staff from across the Supporting Families Directorate, Health colleagues and Foster Carers