Issue - meetings

Report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer

The Committee considered the report of the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer submitting the most recent update reports from the Cabinet Member – Children’s Social Care, and the Cabinet Member – Education, whose portfolios fell within the remit of the Committee.

The Cabinet Member update report – Children’s Social Care, attached to the report at Appendix A, outlined information on the following:

Childrens Social Care

·       Early Help

·       Monitoring Visit

·       Integrated Front Door

·       Court Revocation Team

·       Help and Protection Team

·       Youth Justice Service

Cared For Children and Care Experienced

·       Sufficiency

·       Quality Assurance of Commissioned Placements

Safeguarding, Review and Quality Assurance

·       Practice

·       Quality Assurance

The Cabinet Member update report – Education, attached to the report at Appendix B, outlined information on the following:

·       Delivering Better Value

·       SEND

·       Inclusion

·       School Improvement

·       14-19 Participation

·       Early Years

·       Virtual School

·       School Attendance

·       School Admissions

·       School Appeals

·       Governor Services

·       Exclusions

·       Pupil Place Planning

·       Education Safeguarding

Members of the Committee raised the following queries:

·       The issue of school meal provision as raised at the previous meeting on 30 January.

·       The increase in EHCP’s and the reasons for it.

·       SEND dashboard

·       Academisation

·       School exclusion data

RESOLVED: That

(1)          the update be noted;

(2)          a briefing note on the work on academisation be circulated to the Committee; and

(3)          an update from the relevant Team regarding school meal provision be provided for the next meeting of the Committee on 4 June 2024.