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Shropshire Council holds special meeting for looked after children to question council (15 February 2016)
Date: 15/02/2016
Shropshire Council is holding a special meeting on Tuesday 16 February to enable children and young adults discuss children’s services.
Looked-after children and care leavers will be able to question councillors and officers about the services that are important to them – as well as telling councillors how well the council has been able to meet the pledge it made to them as their corporate parent.
Protecting vulnerable children has been identified as a key priority in Shropshire Council’s Big Conversation survey.
The event at Shirehall has been carefully planned for half-term week, so that as many children in care as possible are able to attend.
As a corporate parent, Shropshire Council has the responsibility of working in partnership across sectors and agencies, to monitor all looked-after children living in the council’s area – whether in foster care, residential home care, or the various post-16 leaving care options.
Director of Children’s Services, Karen Bradshaw, said:
“We want to put the voice of the child in care at the heart of the care system.
“All parents take children’s wishes and feelings into account when making day-to-day decisions about their lives – and corporate parents need to do the same.”
Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for children’s services, Councillor David Minnery, added:
“As an innovative council and strong corporate parent, Shropshire Council has always organised and held a successful awards ceremony to celebrate the achievements of our looked-after children.
“We continue to look at different ways to offer opportunities to raise awareness, recognise their achievements – and gain valuable service feedback from our looked-after children and care leavers.”
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