Decision details
*Re-published: call-in no longer applies* Re: North and Humber Regional Adoption Agency
Decision Maker: Corporate Director Children and Young People's Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To confirm the continued commitment of North
Yorkshire to the North and Humber RAA based on the updated
model.
To approve the delivery model as a single service through the
creation of the Head of Agency and Service Managers managing the
regional adoption functions.
To progress detailed implementation work in consultation with the
Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) as
authorised by The Executive on 7 March 2017.
Reasons for the decision:
*PLEASE NOTE This decision was originally
published on or near the date of the decision and so call in no
longer applies. It has been re-published as part of the change in
committee management system that we use.*
In 2015 the government published “Regionalising
Adoption”, a White Paper with the stated intention of
improving the provision of adoption services through the
establishment of regional adoption agencies (RAAs). In view of the
White Paper the Yorkshire and Humber region, the Yorkshire and
Humberside Adoption Consortium (made up of 15 Local authorities),
submitted an expression of interest (EOI) to the Department of
Education (DfE) in August 2015. The EOI was successful and the
region was awarded ‘Demonstrator status’ and funding to
implement the Regional Adoption Agency work has been provided. The
Yorkshire and Humber regional model consists of three Regional
Agencies and a Hub (provided currently by Barnardos) known
collectively as One Adoption. NYCC is a member of the North and
Humber Regional Adoption Agency known as One Adoption North and
Humber (OANH).
On 7 March 2017 the Executive agreed ‘in principle’ to
the establishment of the North and Humber RAA with the integration
of, what was then, six LAs adoption services and that York would
act as the ‘host’ authority in regards to holding and
delegated management of the contributing budgets and employment of
adoption staff; The Executive authorised further detailed work to
progress the agency and delegated authority to the Corporate
Director in consultation with the Executive Member for
Children’s Services to approve arrangements.
Publication date: 15/04/2021
Date of decision: 12/12/2017