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Putting Putting Corporate Corporate
Parenting into Parenting into PracticePractice
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As the corporate parent of children in care the As the corporate parent of children in care the state has a special responsibility for their well-state has a special responsibility for their well-being. Like any good parent, it should put its being. Like any good parent, it should put its own children first. That means being a own children first. That means being a powerful advocate for them to receive the best powerful advocate for them to receive the best of everything and helping children make a of everything and helping children make a success of their lives (DfES 2006). success of their lives (DfES 2006).
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Executive Member for Children
Director of Children’s Service
Members who visit children’s homes/panel
members
Children’s Services
managers & officers
Senior Management
Board
Children’s Service & Corporate Parenting
Panel
All elected Members All council officers
Our partners, eg Health, police, Schools, 3rd sector
Three levels of Corporate Parenting responsibilityThree levels of Corporate Parenting responsibility
Level 1 – Universal responsibility
Level 2 – Targeted responsibility
Level 1 – Universal responsibility
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The role of councillorsThe role of councillors• Being aware of the corporate parenting role and the shared Being aware of the corporate parenting role and the shared
responsibility for ensuring that the needs of looked after responsibility for ensuring that the needs of looked after children and care leavers are met.children and care leavers are met.
• Having some knowledge of the profile and needs of the Having some knowledge of the profile and needs of the children their authority look after and how these may be children their authority look after and how these may be changing.changing.
• Understanding the impact on looked after children of all Understanding the impact on looked after children of all council decisions.council decisions.
• Receiving information about the quality of care and the quality Receiving information about the quality of care and the quality of services that children are experiencing.of services that children are experiencing.
• Considering whether this would be good enough for their own Considering whether this would be good enough for their own child.child.
• Ensuring that action is being taken to address any Ensuring that action is being taken to address any shortcomings in the service and to constantly improve the shortcomings in the service and to constantly improve the outcomes for children in careoutcomes for children in care
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The key components of effective corporate The key components of effective corporate parenting are:parenting are:
• Hearing the voice of children in care and Hearing the voice of children in care and care leaverscare leavers
• LeadershipLeadership
• Management informationManagement information
• ResourcesResources
• ScrutinyScrutiny
• Plans, policies, procedures and Plans, policies, procedures and partnershipspartnerships
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Children’s Services Plan 2012-13• One Joint Plan: Simplified, 7 priorities
• Children & YP are kept safe• Children & YP live with and are supported by their
own families where possible• Narrowing the gap for Children Looked After• Good Early education for every young child • A good school for every child• Narrowing the gap in attainment & wellbeing• Service transformation and value for Money.
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Key National Drivers
• Munro: a competent, confident workforce whose professional judgement can be relied on. + Unannounced Inspection.
• FJR: Reduce reliance on expert witnesses in court, and complete proceedings in 6 months.
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- Care planning project
- Reduction CLA numbers
- Reduction CP numbers
- Assessment performance
- Quality of recording
- Managing budgets
- Recruitment and retention
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Achievements 2011
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- Service restructure, integration and reunification of CLA
- Support Service restructure
- Transfer some duties to TYS
- Unannounced inspection
- Family support service
- JCPIT
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Achievements 2011
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Local drivers
• Continue to improve the quality of risk and needs assessments
• Implement recommendations of Care Planning project
• Embed effective Step-up/ step down process
• Improve the child’s journey through our services
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December 2010 December 2011
Total 1147 1034
Age Band
Under 1 41 56
1 - 4 185 175
5 - 9 148 164
10 - 15 426 376
16+ 347 263
Gender
Male 646 596
Female 501 438
Ethnicity
Asian 57 60
Black 52 42
Mixed 105 113
Unknown 5 1
Other 41 18
White 887 800
Legal Status
Interim Care Order 234 229
Full Care Order 421 389
Placement Order 58 93
Voluntary Accommodation 432 322
Other 2 1
Placement Type
Adoption Placement 27 29
Fostered with other carer 682 676
Fostered with relative or friend 159 122
Other placements 5 1
Other placements in the community 94 53
Placed with parents 34 24
Placement in residential settings 142 129
Missing from Placement 4 0
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The benefits of getting it rightThe benefits of getting it right
• Improved outcomes for ‘your’ children.Improved outcomes for ‘your’ children.
• Value for money.Value for money.
• Good care at an early stage leads to:Good care at an early stage leads to:• Stable placements and less disruptionStable placements and less disruption
• Fewer complex needs requiring specialist Fewer complex needs requiring specialist resources.resources.
• Better performance ratings.Better performance ratings.
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Next steps:Next steps:
• Review and update the Corporate Parenting Review and update the Corporate Parenting Strategy.Strategy.
• Define the roles and responsibilities of the Define the roles and responsibilities of the Panel and group within the strategy.Panel and group within the strategy.
• Agree reporting arrangements into the Agree reporting arrangements into the Panel, for example, thematic reporting.Panel, for example, thematic reporting.
