Anna Fowlie, Head of Corporate Parenting, Care and Justice Division, Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate. Scottish Government, http://www.scotland.gov.uk. Session 3 - Building Better Childhoods, Responding to Need. Chair: Professor Andrew Kendrick, Glasgow School of Social Work. Getting It Right for Every Child: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services, Glasgow, 24-26 September 2008. http://www.iriss.org.uk/conference/girfec

1. Anna Fowlie Head of Corporate Parenting Care and Justice Division Children, Young People and Social Care Directorate 0131 244 7445 [email_address]

2. Building a stronger corporate family

3. What does it mean to be a parent? What is different for the corporate parent?

5. Corporate Parenting The formal and local partnerships needed between all local authority departments and services, and associated agencies, who are responsible for working together to meet the needs of looked after children and young people. (We can and Must Do Better, Scottish Executive, 2007)

9. What do young people need from carers? Carers should care for you, perhaps even love you, treat you fairly, listen to you, do things with you, offer advice and, perhaps, although there is less agreement here, provide rules and control. At older ages, at least, they should relax the rules, negotiate and listen to the teenagers’ side of the story. These basic provisions would be supported by adequate material goods, a room of your own, holidays and activities and encouragement of your interests. (Sinclair, Baker et al, 2005)