Issue - meetings

Motion 02/2021 moved by Councillor Turrell and seconded by Councillor Dudley

This Council believes local input to planning decisions is valued by residents and is of the utmost importance, and will continue to uphold the right of residents to make such representations in respect of planning decisions.

Motion 03/2021 moved by Councillor Temperton and seconded by Councillor Neil

The Council asks the Executive to look to provide a Community Home within Bracknell Forest for some of our Bracknell Forest children who are awaiting foster parents, to avoid sending them to live outside the borough. This would provide a local home, enable continuity of schooling, retention of friendships and a better experience for the children.

Motion 02/2021 was moved and seconded by Councillors Turrell and Dudley respectively as follows:

This Council believes local input to planning decisions is valued by residents and is of the utmost importance, and will continue to uphold the right of residents to make such representations in respect of planning decisions.

On being put to the vote the motion was carried.

Motion 03/2021 was moved and seconded by Councillors Temperton and Brown respectively as follows:

The Council asks the Executive to look to provide a Community Home within Bracknell Forest for some of our Bracknell Forest children who are awaiting foster parents, to avoid sending them to live outside the borough. This would provide a local home, enable continuity of schooling, retention of friendships and a better experience for the children.

An amendment was proposed and seconded by Councillors Dr Barnard and L Gibson respectively as follows:

The Council asks the Executive to keep under review the provision of a Community Home within Bracknell Forest, providing that any provision must not be to the detriment of our clear commitment to providing bespoke and personalised support for our children.

The timescale for reviewing and if appropriate delivering any agreed provision requires the Council to ask the Executive to reaffirm its commitment to putting the needs of every child and family requiring our support first.

To achieve this we will continue to work as a community to expand activity aimed at delivering high quality foster placements by recruiting more foster carers, with enhanced therapeutic support where needed for Bracknell Forest children of all ages. This avoids sending them to live outside the borough unless this is in their best interests. This approach provides a local home for a child, enables continuity of schooling, the retention of friendships and a better experience for children.

On being put to the vote the amendment was accepted. On being put to the vote the new substantive motion was carried.