Issue - meetings

This report sets out the proposal that City of York Council will host a regional adoption agency.

Resolved:     That the Executive agree in principle:

(i)           To the establishment of a North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency (to be known as One Adoption North and Humber) formed from the amalgamation of the adoption services of East Riding, North Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull and York councils.

(ii)          That the delivery model be the integration of the six Local Authority adoption agencies into a single Regional Adoption Agency led by a host Local Authority.

(iii)        That the North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency is hosted by City of York; that it is a shared service and that the name of the Agency is One Adoption North and Humber.

Reason:        The recommendations outline a pro-active response to Government requirements, in a cost effective way that offers York the opportunity to take on a regional leadership role, with the potential for future expansion into other areas of regional provision.

Members considered a report which outlined proposals for the establishment of a North to the establishment of a North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency (to be known as One Adoption North and Humber) formed from the amalgamation of the adoption services of East Riding, North Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull and York councils.

The report confirmed that the Children’s Services Directors of the other five Local Authorities supported the proposal of York hosting the Regional Adoption Agency and that if the proposal was accepted, then the other Local Authorities would ask their Executives to then formally confirm their existing commitment to a regional agency hosted by City of York.

An in principle agreement was sought to enable officers to work up the detail required to underpin the new way of working.

Resolved:     That the Executive agree in principle:

(i)           To the establishment of a North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency (to be known as One Adoption North and Humber) formed from the amalgamation of the adoption services of East Riding, North Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull and York councils.¹

(ii)          That the delivery model be the integration of the six Local Authority adoption agencies into a single Regional Adoption Agency led by a host Local Authority.

(iii)        That the North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency is hosted by City of York; that it is a shared service and that the name of the Agency is One Adoption North and Humber.

Reason:        The recommendations outline a pro-active response to Government requirements, in a cost effective way that offers York the opportunity to take on a regional leadership role, with the potential for future expansion into other areas of regional provision.