Mandate Director of Social Services to support elected members on children's services
Waterhouse Inquiry · Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report · Issued 16 February 2000
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
It should be the explicit duty of the Director of Social Services to assist and support elected members in discharging those responsibilities and, in particular:40 to 42, 62(vi) to (viii), 63 (a) to inform elected members of all matters of concern touching upon children's services, including reports upon them, whether adverse or favourable; (b) to provide information on comparative spending on children's services by local authorities in Wales and an analysis of that information; (c) to submit an annual report to the Social Services Committee on the department's performance in relation to children's services including its record of compliance with required safeguards for looked after children.
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Response — verbatim from government
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