Public reports pack Wednesday 22-Jul-2015 19.00 Council

Page 67Agenda Item 8.cCorporate Parenting Board – 24 June 2015Council - 22 July 2015Corporate Parenting Board: Annual Report 2014 - 2015All WardsReport authorised by: Sue Foster, Strategic Director – DeliveryPortfolio: Councillor Imogen Walker, Deputy Leader (Policy)Report summaryLambeth Corporate Parenting Board was established in 2004. The objectives of the Board areto enable elected Members, officers and partners to fulfil their legal responsibilities to over 900looked-after children and care leavers aged from 0-25. Care matters – Time for Change 2007reaffirmed responsibilities of Corporate Parents and the need to ensure appropriate scrutiny ofservices provided to children in care and care leavers in line with proposals set out in CareMatters: Time for Change.The Corporate Parenting Board is intended to be a catalyst in promoting effective partnershipswith all local authority departments, services and associated agencies responsible for meetingthe needs for children looked after and care leavers and to challenge services where this is notevidenced or effective. The Board can evidence its ability to listen to service users and shouldcontinue to ensure that children and young people (C&YP) are involved in shaping andinfluence the services which they receive.This report sets out an annual update on the Corporate Parenting arrangements in Lambethfrom September 2014 to April 2015 alongside the outcomes of the Board and Lambeth’sChildren in Care Council. In addition, the report aims to ensure that the Council’s duties asCorporate Parent are carried out effectively and consistently.Finance SummaryThere are no direct resource implications arising from this report. However, the developmentand delivery of interventions to support the needs of children looked after and care leavers willhave resource implications which will need consideration within the budget setting processes.1