THAT:

(a)         the principle that the council will offer sufficient placements so that the number of UASC accommodated in its looked after system is equivalent to 0.07% of our child population be accepted; and

(b)         the director for children’s wellbeing be requested to, working with partner councils as appropriate, continue to make the case to government for sufficient funding to adequately resource these additional pressures and provide a further report on the outcome of those negotiations.