Decision details
EB Fostering Recruitment Hub - Evaluation of Year One and Sustainability Report
Decision Maker: Executive Board
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
The Foster with Us Recruitment Hub completes
Year One on 31st March 2025 following Dept for Education funding.
The report will provide an overview and evaluation of Year One and
the past seven months of the Hub being in place, with proposals for
Year Two Sustainability.
Decision:
(1) That the evaluation and overview of the first year of the new fostering recruitment programme, with the Council as the lead authority be noted.
(2) That the proposed budget for 2025/26 be agreed and it be noted how this would be funded, as set out in the report and at Appendix 1.
(3) That a further report be submitted to the Executive Board no later than December 2025 setting out how the Fostering Recruitment Hub would be funded in a sustainable way from 2026/27 onwards.
Report author: Pamela Price
Publication date: 10/01/2025
Date of decision: 09/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 09/01/2025 - Executive Board
Effective from: 17/01/2025
Accompanying Documents:
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