Agenda and minutes
Venue: Warspite Room, Council House
Contact: Helen Rickman, Democratic Support Officer
Media
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Declarations of Interest Councillors will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect to items on the agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: The following declarations of interest were made by Members in accordance with the code of conduct:
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To confirm the minutes of the previous meeting held on 10 July 2019. Additional documents: Minutes: Members agreed the minutes of the last meeting held on 10 July 2019. |
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Chair's Urgent Business To receive reports on business which in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Additional documents: Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s Urgent Business. |
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Mapping of Corporate Plan to Scrutiny Committees PDF 111 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Members noted the Mapping of Corporate Plan to Scrutiny Committees report. |
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Number of Children in Care - verbal update Additional documents: Minutes: Jean Kelly (Service Director for Children, Young People and Families) advised Members that the number of children in care was currently at 415 and was previously reported at 417 in March; there was a slight rise in August to 423 however the overall number remained reasonably stable.
In response to questions raised it was reported that:
It was agreed that:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Jon Taylor (Cabinet Member for Education, Skills, and Transformation), Councillor Jemima Laing (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People) and Jean Kelly (Service Director for Children, Young People and Families) provided an update on pledges linked to the panel’s terms of reference.
The following key points were highlighted:
In response to questions raised it was reported that:
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Additional documents: Minutes: Emma Crowther (Strategic Commissioning Manager), Siobhan Wallace (Head of Service – Children, Young People and Families) and Councillor Laing (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People) presented the Early Help Offer report.
The following key points were highlighted to Members:
Members provided the following feedback:
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
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Together for Childhood - To follow PDF 187 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Siobhan Wallace (Head of Service – Children, Young People and Families), Ollie Mackie (Strategic Service Manager – NSPCC), Shelley Shaw (Development and Impact Manager – NSPCC) presented the Together for Childhood Update.
Key points highlighted to Members included:
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
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Child Exploitation - To follow PDF 194 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Siobhan Wallace (Head of Service – Children, Young People and Families) and Ollie Mackie (Strategic Service Manager – NSPCC), presented the Child Exploitation update.
The following key points were highlighted to Members:
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
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Ofsted Improvement Plan PDF 129 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: Jean Kelly (Service Director for Children, Young People and Families) and Councillor Laing (Cabinet Member for Children and Young People) presented the Ofsted Improvement Plan.
Key points highlighted to Members included:
In response to questions raised it was reported that –
The Chair thanked the Service Director for Children, Young People and Families and Cabinet Member for Children and Young People for their attendance and offered her thanks to the team for the hard work done in making improvements.
Members noted the update.
(Mrs Nicky Williams: Parent Governor Representative was not present for this item) |
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Plymouth Challenge Update PDF 114 KB Additional documents: Minutes: Councillor Jon Taylor (Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Transformation) and Judith Harwood (Service Director for Education, Participation and Skills) presented the Plymouth Challenge Update.
Key points highlighted to Members included:
In response to a question raised it was reported that Plymouth was a good case study for the system not working as it should, specifically regarding the difficulty in attracting good MATS to the city. There seemed to be a reluctance to take on challenging schools.
The Chair thanked Officers and the Cabinet Member for their attendance and update.
It was agreed that the update is noted.
(Mrs Nicky Williams: Parent Governor Representative was not present for this item) |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair advised Members that the work programme now had a scoring system included in order for items to be effectively prioritised.
It was highlighted that Children’s Mental Health was an important issue for scrutiny to oversee; Jean Kelly (Service Director for Children, Young People and Families) advised Members that the Joint Targeted Area Inspection Framework was currently on the panel’s work programme however the current theme was children’s mental health issues. It was suggested that this item could be brought forward with a report detailing what the framework included and whether the local authority was ready for such an inspection.
Members noted the work programme and agreed to bring forward the scrutiny of the Joint Targeted Area Inspection Framework.
(Mrs Nicky Williams: Parent Governor Representative was not present for this item) |
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Additional documents: Minutes: Members were advised that the majority of items listed on the panel’s tracking resolutions had been completed.
It was queried why items were still categorised as ‘ongoing’, specifically with regards to bullying and attendance however it was highlighted to Members that these issues would be picked up as part of scrutiny select reviews which were still in the planning stage.
(Mrs Nicky Williams: Parent Governor Representative was not present for this item) |