When a child or young person comes into our care, we become 'corporate parents'. This means we must make sure we do everything a parent would normally do to look after their child.
Children in care rely on people like social workers, child in care nurses and foster carers to look after them and to make sure that they are safe, well cared for, do well in education and are happy.
We listen to children in care and use what you tell us to improve your life in care.
Activities
Children in care council meetings take place every other month on the last Thursday of each month and are held virtually using Microsoft Teams.
Every child in care is invited to become a member of the children in care council. So, if you're a Derbyshire child in care aged from 10 to 16-years-old, we'd like to hear from you.
If meetings aren't for you, we still want to hear from you if you've something to tell us about your experience of being in care.
Meetings
Meetings take place from 5pm using Microsoft Teams and we have an activity session every other meeting. The next meeting dates are:
- Saturday 31 January 2026: Corporate Parenting Board, First and Next Generation Activity Day at Police HQ, from 11am to 3pm
- Thursday 26 March 2026 (online) from 5pm onwards
- Thursday 21 May 2026 (online) from 5pm onwards
- Saturday 18 July 2026: Activity Day
- Thursday 24 September 2026 (online) from 5pm onwards
- Thursday 26 November 2026 (online) from 5pm onwards
For activity days transport is provided from a central location pick up point.
For more information on any of the dates please contact Ruthe Peat, email ruth.peat@derbyshire.gov.uk.
Minutes of previous meetings are available, email childrens.rights@derbyshire.gov.uk.