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Adoption Annual Report

Meeting: 26/09/2017 - Children, Education and Families Budget Sub-Committee (Item 21)

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Minutes:

Report ED18018

 

The Sub-Committee considered the Adoption Service Annual Report 2016/17 which was required to be produced by the adoption agency on an annual basis under the National Minimum Standards 2014.

 

The Adoption Service was responsible for all adoption work undertaken by the Local Authority, supporting domestic, inter-country and step-parent adoption, birth parent counselling, post-placement and post-adoption support and a range of intermediary services.  Of a total of 21 children with an Agency decision for adoption, one child had been adopted, two were placed for adoption, two had been matched with an adoptive family, one child had not yet entered care and 15 children were waiting to be matched with active family finding in progress.  A total of nine adopter households had been approved during 2016/17, with whom 12 children had been placed for adoption by a number of local authorities, and as of 31st March 2017, eight approved adopter households were waiting to be matched.

 

In response to a question from the Chairman surrounding the plans for the Regional Adoption Agency, the Head of Service: Fostering and Adoption explained that in London two models had been put forward although as yet no agreement had been reach and there were still a number of unanswered questions.  There were a number of options available to Bromley, it could chose to remain within the South London Consortium or consider the Kent and Medway Model.  By April 2018 Bromley would need to indicate its preferred option with final arrangements being in place by 2019.

 

The Chairman thanked the Officers for a very interesting and informative report and the Sub-Committee noted that the impact of recent improvements to the Service should be visible in the next annual report.

 

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder be recommended to endorse the Adoption Service Annual Report 2016/17.