Agenda item - Inspection of Local Authority Children's Services - Brighton & Hove 2018

Report of the Executive Director for Families, Children & Learning. (Copy attached)

RESOLVED:

(1)          That the Ofsted Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS) report as detailed in appendix 1 to the report be noted;

(2)          That the Chair write to Children’s services staff on behalf of the committee to thank them for the work they have done to improve services and outcomes for vulnerable children and young people; and

(3)          That the post Ofsted ILACS action plan as detailed in appendix 2 to the report be agreed.

26.1    The Committee Considered a report of the Executive Director, Families, Children & Learning. The report was introduced by the Assistant Director Children’s Safeguarding & Care and the Service Manager Directorate Policy & Business Support.

26.2    Councillor Brown stated that the experience of children required improvement and noted that 3.8 and 3.9 appeared contradictory.

26.3    The Assistant Director Children’s Safeguarding & Care clarified the differences between item 3.8 and 3.9.

26.4    Councillor Phillips enquired if cuts to the service had impacted this.

26.5    The Assistant Director Children’s Safeguarding & Care stated that with the introduction of social work, there was zero reliance on agency workers as a result money was not reapportioned from frontline services. It was further noted that morale among social workers was high.

26.6    The chair praised the report and noted that following discussions and presentations there was cross party positivity.

26.7    RESOLVED:

(1)          That the Ofsted Inspection of Local Authority Children’s Services (ILACS) report as detailed in appendix 1 to the report be noted;

(2)          That the Chair write to Children’s services staff on behalf of the committee to thank them for the work they have done to improve services and outcomes for vulnerable children and young people; and

(3)          That the post Ofsted ILACS action plan as detailed in appendix 2 to the report be agreed.