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Bernadette Toomey, Practice Lead for Safeguarding, Claire Kenny, Team Manager and Mairi Pratt-White, Service Manager, presented the annual update on children with disabilities  (for copy of report and presentation, see file of minutes).

It was reported that 27 of the total number of 292 young people the team cares for are children in our care. The officers explained that one of the main priorities of the work over the past year had been to reflect children’s voices on their files. The Panel received information on how the young people are encouraged to participate in social opportunities through their Education, Health and Care Plans and short breaks and the provision of short breaks is an area of development, to increase the offer particularly for those young people with more complex needs.

The presentation included some examples of work done by Toni one of the young people cared for by the team which illustrated that Toni values her Social Worker who helps her to express her feelings and to see her family.  The Project Manager for Investing in Children reported anecdotally on the positive impact the team is having on Toni and her family.

Resolved:

That the report be noted.