The Chair introduced his report that provided feedback from a visit to the Leaving Care Service on Wednesday 18 October 2017.

The Chair informed that Committee Members had previously agreed the principle of undertaking a series of Reality Check visits by small groups of Members, and that this had been the second in the proposed series of visits.

A number of Members commented on the value of the visits that enabled those Members to engage directly with frontline staff. The Chair informed that the principle of the visits had come about from a recommendation contained in a Working Group Scrutiny Review on the subject of Children Looked After.

The Committee noted the content of the report that contained a detailed summary of the visit, background to the Leaving Care Service and Members key conclusions.

Resolved – That the report be noted.