Members of the public are welcome to attend our meetings to watch them in person at any of the venues across the County. Publicly accessible meetings held in County Hall will be webcast, which means they are available to be watched live or recorded on our website. Please see our webcasting notice. The Committee may, in certain circumstances, resolve to hold part of the meeting in private. If this is the case, you will be required to leave the meeting.
PDF 127 KBVenue: Savoy Suite 1 - The Exchange, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8XJ. View directions
Contact: Samantha Gorton
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Introductions and Apologies County Councillor Clarke
To note who is attending and any apologies for absence. |
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Notes of the Meeting and Matters Arising from 22 January 2025 County Councillor Clarke
To agree for accuracy the notes of the meeting and receive any matters arising. |
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Icebreaker (5 mins) Young people from LINX/CLF (Lancashire's Children in Care Council/Care Leavers Forum)
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Participation Team Update (10 mins) Young people from LINX/CLF (Lancashire's Children in Care Council/Care Leavers Forum)
To receive an update on what the Participation Team have been doing with LINX/CLF (Lancashire's Children in Care Council/Care Leavers Forum) since the last Board meeting. |
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Education, Employment and Training (40 mins) Vanessa Nice, Education Improvement/Andreas Feldhaar, Permanence Service, Lancashire County Council
To receive an overview on Education, Employment and Training which will include the reports that were presented to Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee on 18 December 2024.
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Summary of the State of the Nation Foster Care Survey 2024 (15 mins) Megan Astley, Safeguarding, Inspection and Audit, Lancashire County Council
To receive an overview from the John McAllister Conference – 50 Years of Fostering Network. |
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Fostering and Private Fostering Annual Reports 2023/2024 (20 mins) Catherine Gill, Fostering and Adoption Service, Lancashire County Council
To receive a summary of both the Fostering and Private Fostering Annual Reports 2023/2024. |
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Corporate Parenting Strategy (25 mins) Andreas Feldhaar, Permanence Service, Lancashire County Council
To look at the progress against the Corporate Parenting Strategy 2022/2026 and to commence forward planning for the 2026-2030 Strategy.
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Any Other Business County Councillor Clarke
To receive any other business.
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Date and Time of Next Meeting County Councillor Clarke
Wednesday, 23 July 2025, at 1.30pm in Savoy Suite, The Exchange, County Hall, Preston, PR1 8RJ. This meeting is the young people's takeover meeting.
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