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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the updated Corporate Parenting Strategy; and (b) That an annual update on the Corporate Parenting Strategy and implementation of the Plan be added to the Committee’s Forward Work Programme to be presented to a future meeting, with the report to include case studies.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the local authority’s plan to develop in house fostering and residential care to facilitate placement sufficiently in line with the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025; (b) That the Committee support an annual review of the local authority’s development plan for in house fostering and residential to ensure an informed and responsive approach based on known, and forecasted placement need and to take account of developing local ‘not for profit’ care provision; and (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to all Teams to thank them for their hard work.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recognise the work that was being undertaken by Schools, Plas Derwen PRU and the Education & Youth Portfolio to embed trauma-informed practices in support of Flintshire children and young people; and (b) That Members promote and support the use of trauma-informed practice for children and young people across Flintshire.
RESOLVED: (a) That the report be noted; and (b) That the strategies used by the Portfolio to effectively discharge its duties be supported.
The Facilitator requested nominations for the appointment of Chair for the meeting. Councillor Sam Swash was nominated and seconded for the Chair. RESOLVED: That Councillor Sam Swash be appointed as Chair for the joint meeting.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the updated Corporate Parenting Strategy; and (b) That an annual update on the Corporate Parenting Strategy and implementation of the Plan be added to the Committee’s Forward Work Programme to be presented to a future meeting, with the report to include case studies.
The Corporate Parenting Service Manager introduced the report (Agenda Item 4) which provided Members an overview of the refreshed Corporate Parenting Strategy 2025/2028 for looked after children and the Welsh Government (WG) Corporate Parenting Charter. Specific points within the report were highlighted to Members. It was agreed that the comments from the Committee would be feedback to Cabinet. In response to a comment made by Councillor Tina Claydon on the duplication of the wording on page 16 of the Corporate Parenting Charter, the Service Manager agreed to amend the document following the meeting. Councillor Claydon also referred to page 17 of the Charter, specifically the measure around the number of festival payments awarded and sought clarification. It was explained that this related to the festivals representative of a child’s religious background and agreed to clarify this in the Charter. In response to comments made by Councillor Christine Jones, it was agreed that information on the upcoming Pride of Flintshire event would be circulated to all Members following the meeting. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the updated Corporate Parenting Strategy; and (b) That an annual update on the Corporate Parenting Strategy and implementation of the Plan be added to the Committee’s Forward Work Programme to be presented to a future meeting, with the report to include case studies.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the local authority’s plan to develop in house fostering and residential care to facilitate placement sufficiently in line with the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025; (b) That the Committee support an annual review of the local authority’s development plan for in house fostering and residential to ensure an informed and responsive approach based on known, and forecasted placement need and to take account of developing local ‘not for profit’ care provision; and (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to all Teams to thank them for their hard work.
The Chief Officer (Social Services) introduced the (report (Agenda Item 5) and provided an overview of the Welsh Government (WG) legislation to reform Children’s Services under the Health and the Social Care (Wales) Act 2025. Background to the new regulations for existing and new organisations wishing to provide residential or fostering services was also given with specific sections of the report highlighted to Members. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee support the local authority’s plan to develop in house fostering and residential care to facilitate placement sufficiently in line with the Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025; (b) That the Committee support an annual review of the local authority’s development plan for in house fostering and residential to ensure an informed and responsive approach based on known, and forecasted placement need and to take account of developing local ‘not for profit’ care provision; and (c) That the Chair, on behalf of the Committee, write to all Teams to thank them for their hard work.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recognise the work that was being undertaken by Schools, Plas Derwen PRU and the Education & Youth Portfolio to embed trauma-informed practices in support of Flintshire children and young people; and (b) That Members promote and support the use of trauma-informed practice for children and young people across Flintshire.
In introducing the report (Agenda Item 6) the Senior Manager (Inclusion and Progression) provided an overview of the work undertaken by the Education & Youth Portfolio and Flintshire education establishments in relation to trauma-informed practice. The report included definitions of what trauma and trauma-informed practice or approaches should entail when supporting children and young people. An update was given on the training which had been provided across the portfolio and the work undertaken by the educational psychologist, the counselling service and Plas Derwen. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recognise the work that was being undertaken by Schools, Plas Derwen PRU and the Education & Youth Portfolio to embed trauma-informed practices in support of Flintshire children and young people; and (b) That Members promote and support the use of trauma-informed practice for children and young people across Flintshire.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the report be noted; and (b) That the strategies used by the Portfolio to effectively discharge its duties be supported.
The Learning Advisor - Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding presented the report (Agenda Item 7) which outlined the Authority’s statutory safeguarding duties under Welsh Government (WG) Keeping Learners Safe Guidance. An update was provided on the work of the various safeguarding forums, the Annual Reports and Self Evaluation Audit reports produced by schools and the training provided to schools. Members were then directed to specific points within the report. Following a question from Councillor Gina Maddison, the Learning Advisor (Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding) agreed to provide further information on the term ‘problematic user of social media’ and the measures and elements that sat behind this. Following a question from the Chair, the Learning Advisor (Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding) suggested providing information on the views of Primary Schools on a possible ban of smart phones following the upcoming Primary Heads Federation RESOLVED: (a) That the report be noted; and (b) That the strategies used by the Portfolio to effectively discharge its duties be supported.
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