Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.

The Sub Committee received a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services on the work of the Children’s Social Care and Early Help Service, which provided an update on the current position in respect of staffing activity and the impact on children and their families.

Members noted that management capacity had been increased in response to the rise in the number of  unaccompanied asylum seeking children and,  once the Target Operating Model had been implemented, there would be more social workers in post.   A Member commented on the City’s rigorous fostering assessment criteria, and it was noted that many looked after children, including unaccompanied asylum seekers, develop lifelong relationships with their foster carers.

RESOLVED, that – the report be noted