Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules. These recommendations will :-
(i) Approve the proposed model for delivery of adoption services as a Regional Adoption Agency.
(ii) Approve the financial contribution to the Regional Adoption Agency of £1.387 M to be fixed for two years (2019/20 and 2020/21) and reviewed for 2021/22.
(iii) Delegate authority to enter into the final interagency agreement to the Director of Children's Services in consultation with the Directors of Finance and Commercialisation and Legal & Governance and following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children's Services.