ADCS - Leading Children's Services

Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee

Remit:

This Policy Committee has lead responsibility for 'Being Healthy', including mental health, and relationship with the NHS and the Department of Health. It leads on policy for children and young people in care and with disabilities, learning difficulties, complex health needs and other additional needs. The Committee liaises closely with the Educational Achievement Policy Committee over issues to do with educational inclusion and special educational needs, with the Families, Communities and Young People Policy Committee over safeguarding issues for children and young people with additional needs, and with ADASS over transition planning for young people with disabilities.

Chair:

Ann Baxter, Statutory Director of Children's Services, Stockton Borough Council Email

Committee report / review:

July 08

Policy leads and committee membership:

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Other documents:

ADCS Cafcass Protocol for Children Relinquished for Adoption

The protocol sets out the legal obligations of Adoption Agencies and Cafcass practitioners; the agreed protocol for achieving section 19 consent to placement for adoption for relinquished children and the agreed protocol for achieving section 20 advance consent to adoption, by birth parents with parental responsibility and legal guardians (including special guardians).

Minutes:

12th July 2007