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Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

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Adoption Service Improvement Plan – 2012/2013 Appendix 5<br />

Outcome Action Timescale<br />

To progress request with NHS <strong>Ayrshire</strong> and Arran . By July 2012<br />

All children placed for adoption to have medical<br />

assessment completed by the Medical Advisor.<br />

From 1 st April 2012<br />

From 1 st April 2012<br />

To identify supports required and consider these through the panel prior<br />

to placement where possible.<br />

To ensure that unless there are operational circumstances, 0 – 2 Baby<br />

Adoption Assessments are allocated to the Adoption/Permanence Team.<br />

From 1 st April 2012<br />

To ensure that adopters have up to date information via training/support<br />

groups/newsletters etc.<br />

Ensure that Adoption Support Plans are completed in<br />

all cases where support has been requested.<br />

All Baby Adoption Assessments – 0 – 2 years to be<br />

undertaken – in the first instance, by the<br />

Adoption/Permanence Team.<br />

Improve communication with adopters, enabling<br />

them to contribute to Adoption Service planning and<br />

delivery.<br />

By July 2012<br />

By March 2013<br />

(Ongoing milestone targets to be<br />

To update website in relation to Adoption in terms of To ensure that material is relevant, up to date and is added to the NAC<br />

increasing recruitment and ensuring the public have website.<br />

relevant, up to date information.<br />

To recruit Adoptive/Permanent Carers. To ensure there are two specific Adoption/permanent recruitment<br />

campaigns per new year.<br />

To aim to recruit a target of 10 adoptive carers for 2012/13.<br />

To survey all staff/prospective adopters on their To collate information from questionnaire and ensure that standards are<br />

experience of the Adoption/Permanence Panel. maintained/improved as required.<br />

reported quarterly)<br />

By March 2013<br />

(Results Of questionnaire survey to be<br />

reported annually)<br />

By March 2013<br />

(Ongoing milestones to be reported<br />

quarterly)<br />

� To establish a sub-group to compile a Parenting Assessment Tool for<br />

staff.<br />

� To develop relevant Carefirst processes and data collection to enable<br />

cases to be tracked.<br />

� To continue to provide training opportunities for staff to develop<br />

knowledge of child development and attachment issues.<br />

� To ensure “co-working” system is operating effectively for area team<br />

staff to assist with the completion of permanency paperwork to<br />

achieve set timescales.<br />

To develop the Permanence <strong>Agenda</strong> in terms of<br />

ensuring that children are progressed to permanence<br />

opportunities timeously.<br />

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