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Regionalisation of Adoption Service

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The government’s agenda is around regionalisation of all adoption services; this paper needs to be presented to cabinet so Members can note the recommendations that six LAs including Bristol raise after joining forces to become one regionalised adoption service.

Decision:

1) Endorsed the outline proposals for the development of the Adoption West

Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) following changes in legislation and new statutory guidance.

2) Noted that proposals have been endorsed by Cabinet or the equivalent in Bath &

North East Somerset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire local

authorities.

3) Endorsed the preferred option to work towards developing the Regional Adoption

Agency in the form of a Local Authority Controlled Entity, leading to final decision by all local participating authorities in March 2017.

4) Noted a full business case will be presented for consideration to cabinet in 2016

Report author: Hilary Brooks

Publication date: 06/09/2016

Date of decision: 06/09/2016

Decided at meeting: 06/09/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/09/2016

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