Decision details

The Leader of the Council introduced the report (previously circulated) of the Executive Director - People, providing Members with an update on the development and planned implementation of the Children and Young People Plan (CYPP) 2024/27.

The submitted report stated that the Children Act (2004) introduced powers for the Secretary of State to require local authorities to produce plans to show how partner agencies, with a duty to co-operate under the Act, were discharging their duties in respect of children’s services; although there was no longer a requirement to produce a CYPP, it was considered good practice to still produce a strategic document across partners, as there was still a statutory duty on partner agencies to co-operate to support and safeguard children; and that the draft plan supported the vision and sought to contribute to the ambitions of the Council Plan, the overarching strategic plan for Darlington until 2027.

It was reported that the CYPP was one of the identified delivery plans within the Council Plan; it identified the key actions that would be taken to deliver the agreed priorities for children; the CYPP was a partnership plan which showed how organisations and agencies would work together to improve outcomes for children and young people in Darlington; and that a multi-agency Steering Group had been in operation since 2017 which would be responsible for implementing the CYPP over the next three years.

RESOLVED – (a)  That the content of the Children and Young People Plan 2024/27, as detailed in the submitted report, be noted.

(b)  That the recommended next steps for the Children and Young People Plan 2024/27, as detailed in the submitted report, be agreed.

REASON – To enable the Children and Young People Plan 2024/27 to be implemented.