Issue - meetings
Corporate Parenting Charter: A Promise for Wales
Meeting: 14/05/2024 - Flintshire County Council (Item 8)
8 Corporate Parenting Charter: A Promise for Wales 
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Additional documents:
- Enc. 1 - A Shared Parenting Pledge, item 8
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- Enc. 2 - Becoming a Corporate Parent, item 8
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- Webcast for Corporate Parenting Charter: A Promise for Wales
Decision:
(a) That Flintshire County Council signs ‘the pledge’ and adopts the Corporate Parenting Charter: ‘A Promise for Wales’; and
(b) That the Children’s Services Forum take a lead in measuring organisational success and commitment to the Corporate Parenting Charter.
Minutes:
As Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor Christine Jones presented the Corporate Parenting Charter, launched by Welsh Government to ensure that services for care-experienced children and young people in Wales were underpinned by empowerment, equality, non-discrimination, participation, and accountability and protection. Members were asked to reaffirm their collective responsibility as ‘corporate parents’ by adopting the Charter, with a commitment to engage with children and young people to measure organisational success and commitment to the Charter.
The recommendations were moved and seconded by Councillors Richard Jones and Chris Bithell.
RESOLVED:
(a) That Flintshire County Council signs ‘the pledge’ and adopts the Corporate Parenting Charter: ‘A Promise for Wales’; and
(b) That the Children’s Services Forum take a lead in measuring organisational success and commitment to the Corporate Parenting Charter.