Issue - meetings

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

Decision

That the Annual Self Evaluation of Children’s Services be received and noted.

Reason to note and receive the report

The requirement to produce an Annual Self Evaluation is part of the Ofsted Inspection Framework of Children’s Services.

The Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help presented the Annual Self-Evaluation of Children’s Services report.

The Executive Director for People (Children) took this opportunity to highlight that it had been a difficult and challenging year for the service and would continue to be so for the coming year. She emphasised the next steps for the service, as set out in the report, to enable the service to continue to improve provision for young people.

The Cabinet Lead for Safeguarding highlighted that one area for development was to improve the experience and outcomes for care leavers and reminded Cabinet that this was an all member responsibility as a corporate parent.

Decision

That the Annual Self Evaluation of Children’s Services be received and noted.

Reason to note and receive the report

The requirement to produce an Annual Self Evaluation is part of the Ofsted Inspection Framework of Children’s Services.