Minutes:
The Chair thanked the representatives from the Children in Care Council who attended the Council meeting to present the Corporate Parenting Panel Annual Report. The conduct of the young people had been an example to all and their presentation was a highlight of the meeting, with the young people keeping the audience fully engaged with their energy and positivity.
The Strategic Manager for Looked After and Permanence, Paula Jemson, shared a story which featured at the recent foster carer awards ceremony regarding a foster carer’s daughter who acted selflessly when she gave up her room and stayed with a friend for the weekend, to enable three siblings to stay together during a particularly traumatic time.