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RESOLVED: That the People
Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommended that the relevant
successor Overview and Scrutiny committee should seek to consider
the following matters relating to provision for children in
care:
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The quality assurance framework and processes put in
place to support effective operation of fostering services in
future
·        
The outcomes delivered by the Valuing Care project
on opportunities to step down care placements
·        
An overview of the operation of the multi-agency
referral panel and of the decision-making panel for children
entering local authority care, to include data on caseloads,
decisions and the outcomes for young people
·        
Data on the number of children in care from West
Northamptonshire, broken down by relevant factors
·        
An outline of any discussions between the
Northamptonshire local authorities and the Department for Education
about the long term future direction for the Northamptonshire
Children’s Trust organisational model.