Agenda item

The Panel received a report and presentation on the Pre-Birth Intervention Service (PBIS), delivered by the Deputy Corporate Director of Children’s Services (for copy of report and presentation see file of minutes). 

The Deputy Corporate Director explained the aim of the service was to enable babies to remain with their parents or wider birth family, when it was safe to do so and when that was not possible, to ensure babies were permanently placed with carers, as soon as possible.  The criteria for receiving the pre-birth intervention service were outlined and it was made clear that parents must provide meaningful consent to receive the service.  A case study illustrated a specific occasion when the service had strived to provide continued support to a mother which resulted in a positive outcome for mother and baby who were able to remain together.

Resolved:

That the report and presentation be noted.