Decision details

The Director of Children and Families submitted a report which provided an update on the key areas of work currently being undertaken by the Child Friendly Leeds team.

In presenting the submitted report, the Executive Member for Children and Families provided further detail on a number of the initiatives being undertaken as part of Child Friendly Leeds, highlighted the role of the Child Friendly Ambassadors across the city and referenced the award for Public Services which had been presented to the Council at the National Leadership Forum for the Child Friendly Leeds city centre initiative.

Also, it was noted that the Director of Children and Families was scheduled to submit a report to the March 2020 Executive Board presenting statistical information regarding Looked after Children in Leeds.

Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the Board was provided with further information regarding the Child Friendly Leeds ethos which, via a cross-directorate and multi-sector approach, aimed to improve outcomes for all children and young people across the city, with additional focus being placed on those who were from disadvantaged backgrounds.

In response to a Member’s request, officers undertook to provide Executive Members with further statistical information regarding those children and young people who were benefitting from the range of initiatives delivered as part of Child Friendly Leeds.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the progress which has been made since 2012 on the ambition for Leeds to be a Child Friendly City, be supported;

(b)  That the work which has been developed in supporting the role and remit of the Corporate Parenting Board in terms of enriching the lives of children and young people in care and care leavers, be supported;

(c)  That the work of the Child Friendly Leeds team and the focus of the team on achieving the Council’s Child Friendly ambitions, be supported;

(d)  That the partnership approach being adopted by the Child Friendly Leeds team and its partners to enhance the life experiences of children in care and care leavers through the development of an ‘enrichment offer’, be endorsed;

(e)  That the Enrichment Newsletter, as appended to the submitted report, which provides a more in depth understanding of the enrichment offer as it evolves, be noted;

(f)  That the broader impact which the development of the ambition has had on the Council’s capacity to make progress in terms of the obsessions and priorities regarding children and families services, as expressed in the Council’s Children and Young People’s Plan, be supported;

(g)  That further statistical information regarding those children and young people who are benefitting from the range of initiatives delivered as part of Child Friendly Leeds be provided to Executive Members in due course.