Agenda and minutes

The Chair of the Committee to open the meeting and welcome those present.

The Chair started the meeting and welcomed those in attendance

To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 10 December 2024

The minutes of the meeting held on 10 December 2024 were confirmed and signed by the Chair.

To disclose any pecuniary, other registrable or non-registrable interests as set out in the adopted Code of Conduct. In making their decision councillors are asked to state the agenda item, the nature of the interest and any action they propose to take as part of their declaration.

If required, further advice should be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

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·       questions and statements received in line with the council’s rules for public participation will be published as a supplement to the agenda 

·       all questions, statements and responses will be published in full within the minutes of the meeting.   

There was no public participation.

To receive the deffered report from the Designated Nurse for Children in Care.

The Executive Director Children Services introduced the Designated Nurse for Children in Care and Care Experienced Young People who described the report and provided current statistics to provide an additional insight along with the report.

There was a ranging discussion that covered off several key areas;

Initial health assessments and the reasons why they uptake and timeliness did not meet the 20-day statutory requirement including factors such as;

·       choice and consent

·       extenuating circumstances

·       placement out of area

The mitigations for this include partnership working, officer determination and a robust notification process.

Health passports had been developed in partnership with Health colleagues and work happened ensuring the data behind them was relevant to reporting.

Dentistry for Children in Care and is now in place to ensure access to a dentist for initial assessment and ongoing dental treatment. Current provision alongside areas still to be covered by this scheme was discussed.

Asylum seekers approach using an interpreter to support the completion of the necessary documentation, and considerations and areas of concern such as Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and out of county placements.

Pregnancy Pathway was discussed to ensure quality of care and outcome for those going through it and the development and inclusion of a Compassionate Pathway and the integration with the Pause programme.

Serious Violence work and the approach being taken in a preventative space and an example of this worse was described and the impact of the approach. Funding had been requested 

Actions-

The Executive Director for Childrens Services wrote a statement of support from Dorset Council to endorse continued funding of the resource for Serious Violence to Community Safety Partnership.

The Corporate Parenting Board considered the opportunity to have training provided by NHS colleagues to support their role as Corporate Parents.

To confirm details and deadlines for papers for the next meeting of the (formal) Corporate Parenting Board which will be held on 19 June 2025. The next informal meeting will be held on 31 July 2025.

The next Formal meeting on 28 May 2025 and the next informal meeting were held on 31 July 2025

To move the exclusion of the press and the public for the following item in view of the likely disclosure of exempt information within the meaning of paragraph x of schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). The public and the press will be asked to leave the meeting whilst the item of business is considered.  

There are no exempt items scheduled for this meeting.  

There was no exempt business.

To consider any items of business which the Chairman has had prior

notification and considers to be urgent pursuant to section 100B (4) b)

of the Local Government Act 1972. The reason for the urgency shall

be recorded in the minutes.

There were no urgent items