Independent Advice to the OAWY Adoption Panel

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Provision of a quality assurance and advisory role to the 8 monthly One Adoption West Yorkshire adoption panels, ensuring that processes are compliant with Adoption Regulations and Minimum Standards. Advice will be provided to the five West Yorkshire Agency Decision Makers and the One Adoption West Yorkshire Agency Decision Maker as required. Lot 1: Provision of a quality assurance and advisory role to the 8 monthly One Adoption West Yorkshire adoption panels, ensuring that processes are compliant with Adoption Regulations and Minimum Standards. Advice will be provided to the five West Yorkshire Agency Decision Makers and the One Adoption West Yorkshire Agency Decision Maker as required. The following services will be delivered; Quality assurance of reports coming to the adoption panels to ensure they meet a high standard, are compliant with regulations and that information is sufficient to allow panel to make a recommendation Provide professional advice and feedback to the social workers with a view to improving the quality of information for children and families Attend adoption panels Provide advice to the Chair and the panel regarding the work of the panel and the recommendations that they can make Quality assurance of panel minutes to ensure they sufficiently capture the panel discussion, recommendations, reasons and panel advice Meet with Local Authority and One Adoption West Yorkshire Agency Decision Makers to provide advice and information relating to panel discussions Coordination of panel letters Attend meetings with OAWY and The Panel Chairs to review and develop practice in relation to Adoption Panels Support Panel Chairs with annual reviews of Panel Members