To agree the executive response to the recommendations from the task and finish group’s review of section 20 processes and procedures following High Court judgement of historical failings.  The task and finish group was supportive of the action taken and the new arrangements introduced, and made seven recommendations to the executive. It is proposed that all of the recommendations are accepted and the responses to them are set out in appendix 1.

That:

(a)       the response to the children and young people scrutiny committee’s recommendations regarding the task and finish group’s review of section 20 processes and procedures following High Court judgement of historic failings in Herefordshire, as attached at appendix 1 be approved.

None proposed; it is a statutory requirement to provide a response to the recommendations made by the children and young people’s scrutiny committee. It is open to the executive to accept, partially accept or reject a recommendation from the scrutiny committee; should a recommendation not be accepted an explanation should be provided