Agenda item

Next Steps and Forward Plan

Minutes:

The Panel discussed the following:

·  Provide some ideas about sufficiency placements by September.

·  Change the start time of meetings to 5.30pm but start at 5pm if young people were attending a meeting, notified in advance of agenda despatch.

·  The SCF Head of children Looked After & Support Services and Head of Service, Sufficiency & Permanency to bring forward planning proposal to the next meeting.

·  The Head of Service, Sufficiency & Permanency would see whether the LGA could help facilitate a workshop in September.

·  Suggested the need for the voice of the child to be heard possibly through personal stories and videos, if not able to attend in person at the time.

·  Publicity to send message out to all staff via the intranet, internal communication regarding CP role/responsibilities.

·  Set up a consultation panel that can make recommendations to Cabinet and to hold lead members to account. Lead members had direct links to Cabinet.

·  Aim to strengthen health navigator role, which was interim and no longer available, as the post was funded by the health service.

·  Work with the Participation Officer to revisit and review the way young people could engage with the CPP.

·  Meetings could take place at various venues, such as leisure centres to engage young people.

 

The SCF Head of Children Looked After & Support Services and Head of Service, Sufficiency & Permanency would meet with the Chair to discuss the September meeting.

 

The Panel Resolved to: Agree to progressing work on the 2023-2024 Forward Plan in September.