What is a ‘Corporate parent’?
You may have heard the term ‘corporate parent’ before, but what does it mean?
If you are a ‘child looked after’ or a care leaver, the local authority (Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) council has responsibilities with their partner organisations to provide you with the best possible care and support.
This includes young people:
- in residential care.
- in foster care.
- in kinship care (who live with a family member other than a parent).
- subject to a court order placing them with their parents.
We have a Corporate Parenting Pledge to help us to support you, other children looked after and care leavers in RCT.
Corporate Parenting Board 7 Priorities:
1. Make sure you feel well cared for and supported.
2. Make sure you have a voice to make services better and let you know what we have done to improve things.
3. Make sure you have a stable home that is comfortable and safe for when you are in care and when you are leaving care.
4. Make sure you have access to mental health and well-being support.
5. Make sure you can get information and support for independent living.
6. Make sure you have good outcomes for education, training and employment.
7. Make sure your achievements are celebrated.
CPB Pledge
Corporate Parenting Pledge for RCT 15.4.24