Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help.

Decision

Cabinet noted the progress and performance of Aspire Adoption Agency.

Reason for noting the report

Aspire Adoption is a registered Adoption Agency. Adoption agencies are subject to the Adoption Agencies Regulations (AAR) 2005 (updated 2011) and the Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012; Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 and are subject to the National Minimum Standards (2014) which accompany the Regulations. Standard 25.6 of the National Minimum Standards requires the Adoption Agency to produce a report to be received by the agency Executive.

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early help presented the Aspire Adoption Agency Annual report. The report had also be considered by People and Health Scrutiny on 8 June 2021 and had been written to ensure and provide the Council with an opportunity to satisfy itself that the requirements of the Statutory Adoption Guidance 2013 and the Adoption Minimum Standards 2014 were met.

Decision

Cabinet noted the progress and performance of Aspire Adoption Agency.

Reason for noting the report

Aspire Adoption is a registered Adoption Agency. Adoption agencies are subject to the Adoption Agencies Regulations (AAR) 2005 (updated 2011) and the Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012; Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 and are subject to the National Minimum Standards (2014) which accompany the Regulations. Standard 25.6 of the National Minimum Standards requires the Adoption Agency to produce a report to be received by the agency Executive.