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Received a report on the inspection of the Council’s Adoption Service carried out by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) during August 2005.

Noted the key findings from the CSCI’s inspection and its recognition of the improvements that have been made and, in particular, the emphasis by the CSCI of the commitment of the Adoption Service’s senior management and staff to providing the best possible service to looked-after children.

Agreed, to assist the Council to achieve its Community Priority of ‘Improving Health, Housing and Social Care’ and respond to the statutory inspection by the CSCI, to:

(i)  Note the findings of the Adoption Service Inspection Report, attached at Appendix A to the report;

(ii)  Adopt the Council’s Adoption Service Action Plan which responds to the CSCI’s findings, attached at Appendix B; and

(iii)  Note the Adoption Service’s updated Statement of Purpose, the Business Plan for 2005/06 and the Annual Report for 2004/05 (attached at Appendices C, D and E respectively).