Issue - meetings
Corporate Parenting Strategy
Meeting: 20/02/2024 - Executive (Item 98)
98 Corporate Parenting Strategy 
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This report seeks the Executive’s approval of the Corporate Parenting Strategy.
Additional documents:
- Annex A Corporate Parenting Strategy, item 98
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- Annex B Corporate Parenting Strategy Action Plan, item 98
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- Annex C Corporate Parenting Strategy Equality Impact Assessment, item 98
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Decision:
Resolved:
i. Agreed the Corporate Parenting Strategy.
Reason: This is to enable the implementation of the Corporate Parenting Strategy and its supporting action plan.
Minutes:
Officers outlined that one of the Council’s main responsibilities was its role as a corporate parent and that this responsibility had to be considered in everything the Council would undertake. They confirmed that the strategy had been developed working with care experienced people and would feed its work back through the Corporate Parenting board.
The Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education highlighted that the number of children in care was reducing after reaching a high of 280 under the Council last administration. He thanked care experiences people for their help in developing the strategy and thanked York’s foster cares for there work. He stated that if anyone was considering being a foster parent that they should contact the Council.
Resolved:
i. Agreed the Corporate Parenting Strategy.
Reason: This is to enable the implementation of the Corporate Parenting Strategy and its supporting action plan.