Issue - meetings

Purpose

To seek approval from the Cabinet member for Children and Families to update the existing policy at appendix A to provide financial support to carers generating increase in placements.

RECOMMENDED

1.    That the Cabinet Member for Children and Families approves the amendments to the policy to provide financial support to carers who meet the requirements as laid out in the policy at appendix A.

2.    That the Cabinet Member for Children and Families gives delegated authority to the Director of Children, Families and Education to approve individual business cases in line with finance rules.

3.    That going forwards the foster carer adaptation policy be referred to as the carer adaptation policy, covering all carers within Portsmouth.

The report was introduced by Alison Smart, Housing Business Partner. 

The Cabinet Member said this was a helpful policy and the change in name was sensible.

DECISIONS: The Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education:

(1)   Approved the amendments to the policy to provide financial support to carers who meet the requirements as laid out in the policy at appendix A.

(2)  Gave delegated authority to the Director of Children, Families and Education to approve individual business cases in line with finance rules.

(3)  Agreed that going forwards the foster carer adaptation policy be referred to as the carer adaptation policy, covering all carers within Portsmouth.