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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Support officer: Natasha Luxford.