Issue - meetings

To receive and consider a report giving an update on the Innovations Programme.

The Committee considered the Innovation Programme update report which was set out in agenda pages 31-36.

Lisa Humphreys explained that this was a two year research programme, designed to pilot new approaches to social work practice and intervention with families.

The Chairman was interested to know how the service would measure the achievement of targets.  Lisa Humphreys stated that the model was built around adult learning and that Wokingham had set its own benchmarking which would be presented at a conference.  It was difficult to quantify the outcome of this programme, but it was important find out if it delivered better outcomes in the long term and consider the cost/benefit of the project.  The results would be discussed with the other participants of the programme.

RESOLVED That the report be noted and that a progress report would be submitted in six months’ time.