Decision details

Following in principle approval in February 2018, the Cabinet will be presented with the Final Business Case for the creation of Adopt London East, the regional adoption agency for east London, and asked to agree the Council’s participation and the divestment of any appropriate powers into the new joint body, effective from April 2019.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree the Council’s participation in the East London Regional Adoption Agency with effect from June 2019, in accordance with the business case set out at Appendix 1 to the report; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of People and Resilience, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Social Care and Health Integration and the Director of Law and Governance, to enter into any contracts / agreements necessary to effect the arrangements.