Agenda item

Report of the Assistant Director – Children’s Services

The Service Manager – Children’s Services presented the annual report which includes an overview of the work undertaken by Independent Reviewing Officers, who, in Darlington, provide independent reviewing and associated functions in relation to:

(a)    Children who are Looked After

(b)   Children who are the subject of Supervision Orders

(c)    Children who are the subject of Child Protection Conferences and / or multi-agency Child Protection Plans.

In addition to the contents of the report, we were informed that team structures are to be reviewed in the near future.  Members were also reminded that due to low numbers involved in many statistics, percentage increase / decreases in can be misleading and do not generally represent trends in the short-term.

RESOLVED - Members noted the content of the report.