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Sufficiency Report 2016/2017

 

 

Meeting: 20/12/2016 - Cabinet (Item 11)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report provided details of how the Council met the needs of Looked After Children and Care Leavers in such a way as to ensure improved outcomes. This report provided an update to the information provided to the Cabinet in June 2016. 

 

The report provided details of the updated information, as highlighted in paragraph 2.4 of the report.

 

This report was also considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 6 December 2016, and its comments were set out in paragraph 7 of the report.

 

A Diversity Impact Assessment screening had been undertaken, as set out in Appendix B to the report.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

The Cabinet noted the comments of the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

The Cabinet noted the updated Medway Sufficiency Report 2016/2017 as set out in Appendix A to the report.

 

Reasons:

 

Publication of the updated Sufficiency Report will enable the Council to fulfill its statutory requirement to take steps to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient accommodation for Children in Care within the local area and will enable Medway to act strategically to address gaps in provision.