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Meeting

Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education - Portsmouth City

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 25th July 2024
4:00 PM
End:
Thursday, 25th July 2024
8:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
25 Jul 2024
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Opposition spokesperson
Councillor Lee Tindal

Present, as expected

Councillor Hannah Brent photo
Opposition spokesperson
Councillor Hannah Brent

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Suzy Horton photo
Cabinet Member
Councillor Suzy Horton

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Tom Coles photo
Opposition spokesperson
Councillor Tom Coles

Labour

Present, as expected

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Agenda
1 Apologies
2 Declarations of Members' Interests
3 Regional Care Co-operative
Purpose

This report will provide information about the development of the Regional Care Co-operative (RCC) Pathfinder.  This is a Department for Education (DfE) funded project to encourage local authorities (LAs) to work together more closely on the commissioning and procurement of placements for children we care for.
Attachments:
4 Children Going Home - Reunification Project 2024
Purpose

a)    This report will provide information on our work to support children who are in our care to return home to a parent in a planned way where safe to do so. The Going Home approach is an extension of our Family Safeguarding model of practice and has developed and evolved in response to the learning and outcomes for the children and families and involved in reunification.

b)    Portsmouth City Council's Going Home work is based on the knowledge that many children and young people in care have a wish to return to their birth families. Often they will gravitate towards families after leaving care or make contact while in care themselves, including using social media. But this is typically unplanned and takes place without resolving the issues that led to the child being taken into care in the first place.

c)    This report will update on children and families who have been supported with a Going Home plan during the period of January 2023 to May 2024.
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