Issue - meetings

Issue - meetings

Adoption Fund

Meeting: 15/01/2018 - CORPORATE PARENTING PANEL (Item 33)

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To consider a report outlining the Department for Education Adoption Support Fund.

 

 

 

 

Minutes:

 

The Panel considered the report outlining the Department for Education Adoption Support Fund.

 

Points and comments included:

 

1.    11 applications for funding totalling £52, 055.00 had been submitted and agreed during this reporting period.

 

2.    Family therapy was a key intervention.  Feedback received from adoptive parents accessing this service was that therapy sessions were invaluable support and were key to maintaining family life and stability.

 

3.    Funding was being used in more efficient ways such as the provision of  therapeutic courses for 16 families in partnership with Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes Council.

 

4.    The criteria for the Adoption Support Fund was clearly defined in terms of what services were in scope and were out of scope. The travel costs for therapy providers were limited as time should be spend providing therapy not travel time and mileage.  Part of the role of the Adoption Support Service was to ensure efficient use of Adoption Support Fund and that the access and intervention was effective.

 

5.    The Adoption Support Service determined the support and intervention needed which would be of benefit to the family. Throughout the process there were continued discussions about what approach was best for the family.

 

6.    Central Bedfordshire was the hosting authority and lead for the design and development of the Regional Adoption Agency project. An outline business case had been developed and the Adoption Support Passport would be brought into alignment with the project.  The perception was that the Regional Adoption Agency would be fully functional when the Adoption Support Fund was discontinued in March 2020.

 

7.    The provision of therapeutic intervention Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) continued to be a challenge in Bedfordshire.

 

NOTED

 

the report outlining the Department for Education Adoption Support Fund.