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to defer consideration of the report to its next meeting on 24 March 2016.

With reference to article 7 of the minute of the meeting of the former Social Care, Wellbeing and Safety Committee of 16 May 2013, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Education and Children’s Services which informed of the outcome of the review and redesign of the Residential Child Care Service that has been informed by the Residential Child Care Review of 2012 and the Reclaiming Social Work model.

The report recommended –

that the Committee –

(a)       note the approaches to improve the care experiences of children and young people who are being cared for in the city’s children’s homes by developing attachment led practice and embedding systemic approaches in the service in line with the Reclaiming Social Work Model; and

(b)       remit the required changes in the staffing structure for the residential childcare service to implement the redesign to the next Finance Policy and Resources Committee for approval.

The Committee resolved:

to defer consideration of the report to its next meeting on 24 March 2016.