Issue - meetings

Background:

This report provided details of the work completed by the Fostering Service over the last year (April 2022 to March 2023), how it had met the needs of Medway’s looked after children and detailed the work which should be undertaken in the coming year.

The annual report had been considered by the Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 3 August 2023, details of which were set in an addendum report within Supplementary Agenda No.2.

Reasons:

The National Minimum Standards for Fostering (2011) require that Fostering Agencies report the activity of the fostering service to its governing bodies.