It should be the explicit duty of the Director of Social Services to assist and support elected members in discharging those responsibilities and, in particular:40 to 42, 62(vi) to (viii), 63 (a) to inform elected members of all matters of concern touching upon children's services, including reports upon them, whether adverse or favourable; (b) to provide information on comparative spending on children's services by local authorities in Wales and an analysis of that information; (c) to submit an annual report to the Social Services Committee on the department's performance in relation to children's services including its record of compliance with required safeguards for looked after children.