It’s been an interesting but very heavy going fortnight. We attended not one but two full council meetings this week, with the extra one dedicated to the difficult issue of where to have a second council maintained gypsy traveller site. Many of you will know that this is still unresolved as it was genuinely felt that none
of those proposed fitted the bill. So we begin again but not from scratch, and in any case this is far too important a decision to be made in haste but get it wrong.
And there are more clouds on the political horizon with the news confirming that the budget would need substantial cuts next year. The cabinet members have been wrestling with the figures to see how this can be achieved with the least impact, and as a council we have opened up the debate to staff and the public. It’s still not going to be easy but maybe with their involvement we can at least work on this together instead of giving everyone affected a fait a complis.
It was good to end on a high note by attending a training session Friday morning on what being a Corporate Parent is all about. What was very encouraging is the obvious dedication of the professionals who came to explain their roles in helping ‘looked after’ children. It was clear to me that there was, almost without exception, the right balance of caring & expertise, to give children in care the best possible opportunity to develop their potential just like any other.
of those proposed fitted the bill. So we begin again but not from scratch, and in any case this is far too important a decision to be made in haste but get it wrong.
And there are more clouds on the political horizon with the news confirming that the budget would need substantial cuts next year. The cabinet members have been wrestling with the figures to see how this can be achieved with the least impact, and as a council we have opened up the debate to staff and the public. It’s still not going to be easy but maybe with their involvement we can at least work on this together instead of giving everyone affected a fait a complis.
It was good to end on a high note by attending a training session Friday morning on what being a Corporate Parent is all about. What was very encouraging is the obvious dedication of the professionals who came to explain their roles in helping ‘looked after’ children. It was clear to me that there was, almost without exception, the right balance of caring & expertise, to give children in care the best possible opportunity to develop their potential just like any other.
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