Agenda item

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

The Sub Committee received a report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services, which provided a summary of the plans and processes in place to ensure consistency and continuity in preparing for and responding to inspections, peer reviews and other reporting requirements across Community and Children Services..

Important to be successful in inspection but more importantly by what means are you ensuring that the learning from inspections is addressed on a day-to-day basis?

Officers reported that learning from inspections and reviews were used to improve processes and outcomes, and that this was a continuous process of development. Members noted the details of an event taking place on 3^rd February, and that a new Service Improvement Board (SIB) was being set up from January 2016 to examine action plans and outputs. This would be independently chaired and would report to this Sub Committee when necessary. The SIB built upon the tradition of the Department’s aim to ensure continuous improvement and learning is built into business as usual arrangements across all service areas.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.