Issue details
Children Looked After Strategy 2015-18
The Children Looked After Strategy describes our responsibilities, lines of accountability, our priorities and objectives for the next 3 years and how we plan to achieve them.
The Mayor in Cabinet is asked to note the contents of the Children Looked After Strategy, in particular the desired direction of travel and associated cost pressures within Children’s Social Care. The Mayor in Cabinet is also asked to consider the action plan, included within the strategy.
The delivery of the Children Looked After Strategy will be overseen by Tower Hamlets Corporate Parenting Steering Group. Together they will support the partnership to ensure that we deliver on our promises to children and young people in care.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/04/2016
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The Children Looked After Strategy was presented to MAB on the 22nd February 2016. It was agreed that the Strategy should go forward to pre-agenda, subject to the information requested being provided to MAB as soon as practicable.
Papers were submitted to Legal and Finance for clearance, but due to an administrative error, the FP1 was not completed.
Decision due: 10 May 16 by Cabinet
Lead member: Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Education and Children's Services
Department: Children and Culture
Contact: Corporate Director, Children and Culture.
Consultation process
The Children Looked After Strategy 2015-18 has been developed in partnership with the Corporate Parenting Steering Group.
Has an Equality Analysis been carried out and if so the result of this Assessment?: Accurate management information and analysis underpins strategic development. There is a great deal of information about the council's looked after population, with the most recent annual data attached in Appendix B of the report. Whilst the number of Bangladeshi children is growing, this group remains slightly under-represented against the local population. Children with a Caribbean heritage (or White/Caribbean) are over-represented within this cohort. The Strategy has been developed in consultation with Unicef UK and uses a Child Rights Based Approach.
What supporting documents or other information will be available?: Children Looked After Strategy 2015-18 and Action Plan
Decisions
- 12/05/2016 - Children Looked After Strategy 2015-18
Agenda items
- 10/05/2016 - Cabinet Children Looked After Strategy 2015-18 10/05/2016