Decision details

(i)       to note that officers would build a ‘how we will do it’ column into the workforce plan;

(ii)       to note that the potential impacts of the national social work agency were currently unclear but that the Chief Officer – Children’s Social Work and Family Support would bring detail to Committee on this once clarity was available;

(iii)      to note that the workforce plan available in Appendix A aligned with the vision, values and goals of the Children’s Social Work service, and was in line with the Children’s Services Plan 2023-2026;

(iv)      to note the focus on employee wellbeing as a necessary component to ensure the workforce grew in confidence and competence to meet the increasingly complex needs of the most vulnerable children and their families;

(v)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Children’s Social Work and Family Support to align the service Learning and Development programme to the workforce plan; and

(vi)      to instruct the Chief Officer - Children’s Social Work and Family Support to present an evaluation of progress against the workforce plan to Committee in 2027.