Issue - meetings

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: A paper on exploring how to improve MCC’s offer to foster carers has already been presented to DMT and is being further worked on to identify a more detailed funding profile. The purpose of this report is to outline a proposal within the paper referred to above for Monmouthshire County Council to create a policy that supports its employees who are existing foster carers or wish to become a foster carer through offering an appropriate leave entitlement.

The policy would apply to all employees who foster directly with Monmouthshire County Council or other Local Authority, with the exception of those working in maintained schools under the direct control of a School Governing Body. Monmouthshire County Council would support the adoption of this policy to individual Governing Bodies. The report also advocates for provision to be made within the Council’s Special Leave policy for Special Guardians who are employees of Monmouthshire County Council.

Author:Charlotte Drury

Contact Details:charlottedrury@monmouthshire.gov.uk

That Cabinet consider proposals for implementing a Foster Friendly policy and agree next steps.