Councillor Emma Hunt

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 5 September 2025 9.30 am

The Corporate Parenting Panel met to discuss the Durham Family Strategy, updates from Ofsted, and annual surveys from children in care and care leavers. The panel approved the new Durham Family Strategy 2025-2029 and agreed to change the name of the Corporate Parenting Panel to the Durham Family Panel. They also agreed to a Care Leavers Council representative and a housing representative taking co-opted positions on the panel.

Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday 21 July 2025 9.30 am

The Adults, Wellbeing and Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (AWHOSC) met on 21 July 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including an update from the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, the Adult Social Care Service, and the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The committee was also scheduled to review its work programme for the upcoming year and to note responses made to NHS Foundation Trust Quality Accounts.

Corporate Parenting Panel - Friday 18 July 2025 9.30 am

The Corporate Parenting Panel were scheduled to discuss updates from Ofsted, reports on adoption services, and a sufficiency statement for children in care and care leavers, at a meeting on 18 July 2025. The panel was also scheduled to hear from young people of the Children in Care Council (CiCC) about their activities. Some of the items scheduled for discussion contained exempt information and were expected to be discussed in private.

County Council - Wednesday 16 July 2025 10.00 am

Durham County Council met on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, for a meeting that included a report from the leader, questions from the public, and discussion of the Corporate Parenting Panel Annual Report. Councillors also voted against extending the time allocated to motions, and ultimately voted to rescind the Climate Emergency Declaration made in 2019, in favour of declaring a County Durham Care Emergency.

Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee - Wednesday 25 June 2025 10.00 am

The Appeals and Complaints Sub-Committee of County Durham Council was scheduled to meet on 25 June 2025, to discuss an appeal from Resources. The meeting was scheduled to be held in Committee Room 2, County Hall in Durham. According to the agenda, the latter part of the meeting was not expected to be open to the public, as it would involve the consideration of exempt or confidential information.