Decision details

Regional Adoption Agency

Decision Maker: Director of Children and Adults Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve the move of Darlington Adoption Agency to become the Adoption Tees Valley as of 1 April 2018.
Implementation date of 1 May 2018.

Decision:

A decision was required to move internal Darlington Adoption Agency to Adoption Tees Valley in collaboration with Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool.
Government guidance was issued to ensure that Local Authorities worked together to form Regional Adoption Agencies.

Alternative options considered:

Not applicable.

Publication date: 15/04/2019

Date of decision: 05/12/2017