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Issue

Issue - meetings

Bi-annual adoption report

Meeting: 07/07/2016 - Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care Decision Meeting (Item 5)

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Purpose

The previous report was prepared in September 2015.  This report will update the Lead Member on Portsmouth Adoption Agency’s end of year activity and ongoing development in accordance with the government’s Adoption Reform Programme introduced in 2012.

 

Minutes:

(TAKE IN INFORMATION REPORT)

 

The report was introduced by Sarah Newman, Deputy Director of Children's Social Care.

 

In response to questions the following points were clarified:

·         There is still room for improvement on the adoption scorecard.  It should be noted however that rather than placing children in long term foster care the council has taken longer and found children a permanent home.  The indicators also do not show that the council have been finding placements for children with complex needs.

·         Officers have been working with the court to better understand the delays in court proceedings and have worked with them to improve the process.

·         The Council has a very good success record for keeping siblings together but as it is harder to adopt sibling groups, this has an effect on performance indicators.

 

The Cabinet Member noted the report.

 

 

Councillor Brent thanked officers for all their reports.