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Regionalisation of 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

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