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The Corporate Parenting Panel consists of 21 Members of the Council including the member of the Executive or Executive Support for Children and Young People’s Services; and the Chair or Vice-Chair of Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

There are up to ten non-voting co-opted Members including three school representatives and three representatives from other agencies.

The Panel has the following responsibilities:

1. To ensure that the Council acts as a good corporate parent to children and young people in care and care leavers, including:

•           Young people in residential care

•           Children and young people in foster care

•           Children placed for adoption

•           Children placed at home under Placement with Parents Regulations

•           Young people who are living in supported lodgings

•           Young people in secure services

•           Young people in custody

2. To engage and listen to the views of children, young people and their carers for whom the Council is the parent.

3. To work in partnership with other statutory agencies to drive forward improvements in care.

4. To act as the governing body for the Virtual School for looked after children and young people.

5. To act as the governing body for Aycliffe secure services, monitoring and ensuring the quality of secure accommodation, education and care.