Agenda

To approve the record of the meeting held on 9 June 2021.

Members are invited to disclose any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Significant Interests in accordance with the Member Code of Conduct. Guidance on this is set out in agenda item 4.

This report sets out a response to the Member’s item, raised by Councillor Curry, concerning Russell House and its proposed future use by MHS Homes.

This report sets out how services for children and young people have been working to ‘Build Back Better’ as part of the recovery strategy from COVID-19.

The report, prepared by the Medway Youth Council (MYC), provides the Committee with the findings and recommendations from the MYC Annual Youth Conference 2021, which was entitled ‘Covid-19: The Effect on Youth’.

This report updates Members on the Kent and Medway Suicide Prevention Strategy for Children and Young people. There is a separate strategy for adults, which is being presented to the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee. It also includes the summary outcomes from local consultation and changes made in line with feedback receive.

This report seeks the Committee’s comments on the proposed changes to the current Foster Care Fees and Allowance Policy before they are considered by the Cabinet for approval. The implementation of a revised scheme is crucial to improving the ‘offer’ to attract and retain Local Authority Foster Carers in Medway.

This report provides the Committee with a progress update on improvement activity in Children’s Social Care Services, and the findings of the recent Ofsted Covid Assurance visit, which took place in May 2021.