Issue - meetings

1.         The Chairman welcomed the new Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education Achievement, Leyland Ridings, to his first meeting in his new role.  She also welcomed Sarah Hammond, new Policy and Performance Officer for Safeguarding who was observing and Andy Heather, Principal Education Psychologist, who would be attending and reporting to the Board in place of John Mitchell.

2.         She thanked Members of the Board who had attended the very successful meeting with young care leavers on 14 August.  The event had been enjoyed and had a very positive outcome.  Meeting notes were still awaiting comments from young people and would be sent when they were cleared.  The next meeting would be in the October half-term week at Oakwood House, Maidstone and would be preceded by an evening meal.  Marilyn Hodge, Director of Strategy Policy & Performance, had kindly offered to pay to cover the cost of the event.

3.         Later in the meeting it was announced that Kent had scored a good rating in its recent adoption inspection and this news was welcomed by Members.