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Sufficiency Strategy for Children and Young People 2022-26

Meeting: 25/01/2023 - Cabinet (Item 7)

7 Sufficiency Strategy for Children and Young People 2022-26 PDF 132 KB

Additional documents:

Decision:

Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years, sought Cabinet approval for the Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart 2022-2026 attached at Appendix 1.

Having considered all of the information, Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:

1. Approve the Sufficiency Strategy for Children and Young People Homes@theHeart 2022- 2026

2. Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years to:

a) make any final changes prior to publication and implementation; and

b) develop an implementation plan, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years.

Minutes:

Cllr Stephen Davies, Cabinet Member for Children’s Safeguarding and Early Years, sought Cabinet approval of the Sufficiency Strategy Home@theHeart 2022-2026, attached at Appendix 1 of the Cabinet Report.

The ‘sufficiency’ duty to provide or procure placements for Children in Care, (looked after children), is outlined in the Children Act 1989. The duty has since been strengthened by the introduction of Sufficiency Statutory Guidance (2010) and the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review Regulations 2010.

The sufficiency duty requires local authorities and partners to ensure, through direct provision or commissioned services, that a range of placements sufficient to meet the needs of all children are available locally, or that there is a plan in place to move towards this position. The resulting Sufficiency Strategy describes how a Local Authority intends to provide sufficient care placements for its children in care.