Meeting documents

Apologies for absence were received from Roy Davey.

Margaret Aston declared an interest as she sat on the Adoption Panel.

The notes of the meeting held on 25 January 2010 were agreed and signed as a correct record.

Brenda Jennings, Chairman of the Achievement and Learning Task and Finish Group, will open the meeting.

To resolve to exclude the press and public as the following item is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

RESOLVED

That the press and public be excluded for the following item which is exempt by virtue of Paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 12a of the Local Government Act 1972 because it contains information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual

Contributor: 

Yvonne Gibson, Group Solicitor, Childcare Legal Team

Purpose: 

Yvonne Gibson will attend the meeting to give an overview of the court processes involved in the placement of looked after children.  She will describe how and where blockages may occur in the system, leading to potential additional costs to the local authority, and how these might be mitigated.