The Board will have a number of key functions which would be
incorporated within its advisory role.
These responsibilities include:
·
To raise the awareness of Members of
the Council on the role of Corporate Parenting;
·
To develop effective corporate
responses to fulfil the Authority’s responsibilities as a
Corporate Parent;
·
To review the Council’s Corporate
Parenting Policy ;
·
To implement changes to policy and
practice and to inform service development in the context of
Corporate Parenting;
·
To ensure the education, health and
social needs of children looked after including those leaving care
are met;
·
To promote and safeguard the welfare of
all children looked after including those placed outside the
Borough;
·
To review the Council’s
arrangements for rota visits to children looked after and
arrangements for conducting Section 33 visits to Children’s
Homes ;
·
To advise the Cabinet Member on the
issues identified above.
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