Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

Key Priorities and progress for individualagenciesPage 226Work in partnership withfoster carers, children andyoung people and theirfamilies, and with otherprofessionals and agencies.Adoption and PermanenceTo match all children underfive years old will withpermanent carers within 12months of court permissionfor permanent placement.Reduce the length of time thatchildren spend waiting forpermanent placements.To improve the quality andlevel of post order supportwith the view to preventingplacement breakdown.All priorities were identified asan outcome of teams workingon their own and then joiningtogether as a service andfrom the strategic priorities setnationally and by the leadersof the respective councils.nationwide in relation to the averagenumber of days for placing children inadoptive placements.The service has successfully mergedwith RBKC and WCC to function as atri-borough service.delivery.To enable and supportchildren and service users touse the complaints processwith confidence.To improved the quality ofsupport provided to fostercarers with the view toenhancing their skills andcapacity to manage thechallenges of undergoing anallegation or complaint from aLooked after Child moresafely.To reduce the length of timechildren spend waiting for apermanent placement.To increase the number ofadopters for children from ablack and ethnic minoritybackground.To enable and supportadopters who opt to adoptchildren from different culturaland ethnic backgrounds.as mentoring for experiencedcarers and an improvedinduction and orientationprogramme for new carers.Ensure that all staff and allcarers have access to trainingand support as well as writtenguidance in relation toallegations and complaints.Service undertakes regularaudits of cases with the viewto improving service to carersand children and promotesbest practice within theservice.9