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Regionalisation of Adoption Service
06/09/2016 - Regionalisation of Adoption Service
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