Agenda item

The minutes of the meeting held on Friday 31 March 2023 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

The following matters arising were reported:

·      Members met on 20 April to discuss the Panel’s response to the independent review of children’s social care ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’.  The agreed response will be submitted by 11 May.

·      The ‘Don’t Forget Us’ campaign video was presented to a meeting of the Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.  A meeting was held with the Marketing team to follow up the concerns raised by the Children in Care Council, however, as progress is now being made, a decision was taken that the video will not be shared more widely at this point in time.

·      The Senior Partnerships Officer shared the Corporate Parenting Panel’s good luck cards which were sent to those young people who are due to sit exams.  The Panel congratulated all those involved in producing the cards at such short notice and it was agreed that good luck cards will be sent annually, at exam time.

·      The Chair informed the Panel that an invite was sent to regional Chairs for an initial discussion meeting to set up a regional CPP Chairs / Vice Chairs network. The meeting will be held after the local elections and the Panel will be updated on progress.