Issue - items at meetings - Chairman's Communications

3.1                The Chairman welcomed the newly constituted Board Members to the meeting and asked that they introduce themselves.

3.2                The Director of Children’s Services informed the Board that due to a recent restructuring of Brighton and Hove Council’s Directorship, this would be the last Children and Young Person’s Trust Board she would be attending. She congratulated the Board on their fantastic achievements and conveyed her thanks and best wishes to her colleagues, team and partners with whom much had been achieved.

3.3                On behalf of herself and the Trust Board, the Chairman conveyed her thanks to the Director of Children’s Services for positively transforming the work of Children’s Services, her consummate professionalism and for the enjoyment she had from working with her.

3.4                Councillor Hawkes commented her sadness on the departure describing the Director as a true leader of a department that had achieved great things. She wished her well adding that she was sure the Director would do similar wonders elsewhere.