Issue - meetings

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Assistant Chief Executive that formally presented the Final Report of the Corporate Parenting Working Group.  A copy of the Final Report was attached as an appendix to the report and indicated that the terms of reference and objectives of the Working Group was to make recommendations to the Cabinet on:

(1)       having a definition and understanding of Corporate Parenting;

(2)       producing a set of guidelines for Councillors and Officers on their role as Corporate Parent;

(3)       scrutinising and commenting upon the Corporate Parenting Strategy; and

(4)       defining a policy for Corporate Parenting.

The Final Report of the Working Group, along with the 20 recommendations contained therein, would be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting to be held on 10 June 2010.

This was a Key Decision and was included on the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)               the Final Report of the Corporate Parenting Working Group be noted;

(2)               the Cabinet Member’s and Spokespersons’ thanks be passed to the members of Overview and Scrutiny Working Group for all their hard work and contributions in complying the report.