Agenda item

The Panel received an update report of the Head of Children’s Social Care on the Regional Adoption Agency, presented by Paula Gibbons, Head of Service, Adopt Coast to Coast (for copy of report see file of minutes).

The Head of Service provided details of the significant amount of work which had taken place since the Cabinet approved the development of the hosted model in December 2018.  The Panel noted that the partnership model will be delivered through a hub and spoke structure and that workstreams are meeting regularly in preparation to go live in early spring 2021.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.