The role of the Committee is to fulfil all the functions of an
Overview and Scrutiny Committee as they relate to Children’s
Services and Safeguarding and to review and make recommendations
for improvement in relation to the following functions:
• School Improvement •
Children’s Centre’s • Special Educational Needs
• Early Years • Early Help – Schools •
Statutory Local Education Authority functions • Education
Welfare • Safeguarding • Children with Disabilities
• Looked after Children • Fostering and Adoptions •
Family Support Pathway • Targeted Family Support • Youth
Offending Team • Post 14 Education.
Further details are set out in Chapter 6
of the Council
Constitution.