Cabinet agreed:-

·         to work with partners to establish a Children's Partnership Board which may well form the groundwork for a Herefordshire Children's Trust;

·         in principle to set up a Change/Improvement/Development Team to support the Children's Services Directorate Leadership Team and the short-term investment needed;

·         that the costs of the Change Team be met from Reserves; and

·         to introduce lead roles for School-Strategy and Change, and Adult Social Care/Strategic Housing as described in paragraphs 13 and 14 (noting that the Cabinet Member for Children has already signed a decision notice to agree the Schools leadership role be undertaken by the Head of Inspection Advice and School Performance).