Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council
Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council
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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