Issue - decisions

(a)       That the Committee endorses the work to safely reduce the number of children in need of care through early help and intensive targeted support for families;

(b)       That the Committee supports the establishment of a local authority Children’s Residential Care Home as part of an approach to rebalance care provision for children, with a focus on ensuring an affordable and sufficient range of local high quality placements; and

(c)       That a report on the Multi Systematic Therapy project be considered at the joint meeting of the Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee to be held on 17 June 2021.