Agenda item

Karen Robb, Strategic Manager for Looked After Children and Permanence presented the weekly looked after children numbers (for copy of report see file of minutes).  It was reported that the number of looked after children at week ended 21 September was 824.

The Chair advised that the Corporate Parenting Panel Annual Report was presented to the full Council meeting on 19 September, and, during his presentation at that meeting, the Chair commented on the challenge posed by the increasing number of looked after children.

Resolved

That the report be noted.