Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

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Noted.

In accordance with the Code of Conduct adopted by the City & County of Swansea, the following interests were declared:

Councillor C R Evans declared a personal interest in minute 34 “Placement Sufficiency & Sustainability”.

To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record.

Approved.

Resolved that the Minutes of the Social Care & Tackling Poverty Service Transformation Committee held on 13 January 2025 be approved and signed as a correct record subject to apologies from Councillor P N Bentu being included.

For information.

The Head of Child & Family Services and Principal Officer for Residential Support provided a “for information” report which provided the Social Care & Tackling Poverty Service Transformation Committee with an update and overview of placement sufficiency within Child and Family Services for children who require residential and supported accommodation.

The report outlined the current arrangements around sufficiency of provision to include fostering but also the wider provision (residential supported accommodation) and how this meets the need and promotes better outcomes for our care experienced children and young people.

The Committee asked various questions, which the officers responded to accordingly.

The Chair thanked the officers for the update / overview.

Noted.

The Chair presented the work plan for 2024-2025.

Resolved that the Work Plan be noted subject to the following amendments to the agenda items for 7 April 2025:

Remove – Update on work carried out in relation to Substance Misuse.  Item deferred to May / June 2025.

Add – Update on – Poverty Truth Commission, Adult Services Early Help Approach and Tackling Poverty Strategy.