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GENERAL INFORMATION
Notes 1 Title Corporate Parenting Board
2 Accountable to: The Corporate Parenting Board is accountable to Full Council of Luton Borough Council through its Executive.
3 How is Through annual reports to Executive and Full accountability Council demonstrated?
4 Purpose of To ensure that the Council with its partners Group effectively discharges its role as Corporate Parents for all their Children in Care.
5 Details of responsibilities 1. To examine ways in which the Council as a whole and partner agencies can improve the life chances of all Children in Care and care leavers.
2. To refer matters to the Council’s Scrutiny and Overview Board which warrant further investigation.
3. To advise the Council’s Executive Committee of any actions that need to be taken.
4. To ensure there are good joint working arrangements between council departments and partner agencies. Maintaining an overview of these services and holding operational services to account.
5. To provide an opportunity for representatives of the Young People’s Panel to report their work to the Board
6. To ensure that Children in Care have access to appropriate adult support/guidance through existing advocacy and consultation services.
7. To maintain a strategic overview of new developments, initiatives, plans, policies and strategies that impact on services for Children in Care.
8. To monitor the performance of the Council by receiving regular progress reports on all performance data relating to Children in Care Services.
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9. To receive regular reports on the needs of care leavers including employment, further education, training and housing.
10. To receive Annual reports from the Adoption and Fostering Services, and Independent Reviewing Officers.
11. To agree an annual work programme setting out its key priorities and areas for action. This will be included in the annual report which will be submitted to council.
12. To acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of children and young people in care in areas of education, drama, sport and employment, and participate in annual celebration events.
13. To take account of direct experiences of parents of Children in Care and to ensure they influence the improvement of services and policy development.
6 Membership Cllr Doris Hinckley Elected Member Cllr Gilbert Campbell Elected Member Cllr Keir Gale Elected Member Anne Featherstone Headteacher, Leagrave Primary School Monica Austin Headteacher, Ashcroft High School Martin Pratt Corporate Director, Children & Learning Simon Ashley Integrated Service Manager West Team, C&L Anita Briddon Head of Youth Offending Service, C&L Nick Chamberlain Integrated Service Manager Central & East Team, C&L Deniece Dobson Children & Young People's Participation Manager, C&L Samantha Freeman Management Information Officer, C&L Anne Futcher Head of Integrated Services S E & C, C&L Hilary Griffiths Head of Integrated Services N & W, C&L Shirley Gounder Service Manager Children in Care, Family Support Service Geoff Headley Head of Support Challenge & Intervention, C&L Alan Thompson Policy Officer, Housing and Community Living Allan Hunte Foster Carer Jo Paul Assistant Director CAMHS South Essex Bedford & Luton Tricia Wren Programme Director, Children’s Services, Lead Nurse, CCS NHS
7 Chair of Board Portfolio Holder, Children & Learning
8 Secretary/Admin The Board will be serviced by Democratic Services (tbc)
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9 Decision Making Made by consensus. A split vote should go to the Chair for final decision
10 Minutes of Minutes and agendas to be distributed 1 week prior Meetings to the following meeting.
11 Reports from From: Multi Agency CiC group, Young People’s and to Panel To: Executive and Full Council
12 Confidentiality The meeting will be held in private
13 Frequency of 4 x 1.25 hour meetings per year – to follow Meeting Meetings of the Young People’s Panel
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