Recommendation WATE-(59): Mandate Director of Social Services to support elected members on children's services

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.