Minutes:
The Head of Children’s Social Care provided a verbal update on the Council meeting held on 22 January 2025 at which the Council considered a report of the Corporate Parenting Panel which sought agreement for care experience to be adopted as a local protected characteristic in County Durham.
The Head of Children's Social Care spoke of how proud she was of all the young people who had progressed this piece of work and she thanked the Vice-Chair of the Corporate Parenting Panel for presenting the report, which received support from across the Council.
The next steps included young people attending the Chief Executive’s Extended Management Team (EMT) meeting on 5 March to discuss with the Chief Executive, Corporate Directors and Heads of Service, the development of an Implementation Board and a subsequent implementation plan.
The Panel agreed to receive regular progress updates on the work.