Agenda item

Reforms in children's social care - draft consultation response

To consider Report.

 

This item will be led by the Council’s Assistant Director – Community and Strategy, Paul Shallcross.

 

Note – the Chair will allow 25 minutes for this agenda item.

 

Minutes:

The Chair welcomed Paul Shallcross, Assistant Director Community and Strategy and Jayne Shelbourn-Barrow, Assistant Director of Childrens Services, and informed the committee that Mr Shallcross would be leaving Somerset Council very soon. The Chair thanked him for all the excellent work he has done for the authority and wished him the best for the future.

 

Paul Shallcross talked members through the presentation (published within the agenda) and invited the Committee to give their views on the proposed draft consultation response to the strategy and consultation.

 

The follows comments and questions were received and discussed with members:

·         The Chair fully supported the recommendations around data sharing and felt that this was crucial to breaking down the barriers in supporting young people at the earliest opportunities.

·         The committee supported the proposed response, and that Somerset is involved at every level doing everything it can (Pathfinder areas), and also to highlight good work being done, including the foster care and recruitment campaign.

It was agreed that the response will be shared with the Committee, for information.

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