Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Regulation and Compliance seeking the views of the Committee on the draft Work Programme for 2018/19; requesting the identification of potential topics for scrutiny reviews to be undertaken by any Working Group(s) appointed by the Committee; and identification of any items for pre-scrutiny scrutiny by the Committee from the Key Decision Forward Plan.

A Work Programme for 2018/19 was set out in Appendix A to the report, to be considered, along with any additional items to be included and agreed.

Further to Minutes nod. 6 (3), 7(2) and 8 (4) above, the Committee had requested certain additional items for meetings during 2018/19.

The Committee was invited to consider a topic for review during 2018/19. Further to Minute no. 10 (3) above, a proposal had been made by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Process of Assessment Working Group to establish a working group to consider post 19 provision. This could be a joint working group with the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills).

There were two Decisions within the latest Key Decision Forward Plan, attached to the report at Appendix D that fell under this Committee’s remit, and the Committee was invited to consider items for pre-scrutiny.

Further to Minute No. 102 (7) of the Cabinet meeting of 11 January 2018, the possibility of a site visit to the Dewi Jones Unit in Waterloo was currently being investigated and Members would be advised of arrangements in due course. The Senior Democratic Services Officer would liaise with the Chair of the Committee regarding potential dates for the visits.

RESOLVED: That

(1)       the Work Programme for 2018/19, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be agreed;

(2)       the following additional item(s) be added to the Committee’s Work Programme for 2018/19:-

·         The Head of Children’s Social Care be requested to submit information on Serious Case Reviews to the Committee, as and when cases arise;

·         the Head of Schools and Families be requested to submit a further update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services Working Group (CAMHS) to the Committee on 29 January 2019; and

·         the Executive Director be requested to submit information regarding young people with SEND in paid/voluntary employment to the Committee at its meeting to be held on 29 January 2019;

(3)       the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Skills) be requested to consider the establishment of a joint working group to consider post-19 provision for Special Educational Needs and Disability, with Members of this Committee;

(4)       the contents of the Key Decision Forward Plan for the period July to 31 October 2018 be noted, and

(5)       following the outcome of the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) review, the Committee is requested to note the possibility of a future site visit to the Dewi Jones Unit, Waterloo.