National policy (Education and Adoption Act
2016) is to expect local authority adoption services to be
delivered on a regional/sub regional basis by 2020. Such
arrangements are expected to support better children in securing
adoptive families through more effective and better coordinated
services, including recruitment and assessment of prospective
adopters, improving the quality of post adoption support and
reducing the length of time children wait to be adopted.
Lambeth is proposing to establish, with 8 other South London
authorities, one sub regional adoption agency, hosted by Southwark.
This will be one of four sub regional adoption agency. This will
require Cabinet agreement to a business case which will set out
financial, staffing and service change implications
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: 2. Financial;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/08/2018
Decision due: 17 Dec 2018 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Jennifer Brathwaite jbrathwaite@lambeth.gov.uk
Lead director: Strategic Director: Children's Services
Department: Children's Services
Contact: Annie Hudson, Strategic Director: Children's Services Email: ahudson1@lambeth.gov.uk.