Meeting documents

Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils will be displayed in the meeting room. The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via the Community Governance team.

Cllr Bown, Cllr Coles, Cllr James Hunt, Cllr Redman, Cllr J Taylor, and Cllr Williams, all declared a personal interest as a District and/or City/Town, Parish Councillor.

Mrs Hobbs declared a personal interest regarding agenda item 7 as a Director

Somerset Parent Carer Forum.

Eilleen Tipper declared a personal interest  ...  view the full minutes text for item 11.

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

The Committee agreed the minutes of the last meeting were accurate, providing they were amended to show Cllr Filmer had been present, and the Chairman signed them.

The Chairman will allow members of the public to ask a question or make a statement about any matter on the agenda for this meeting. These questions may be taken during the meeting, when the relevant agenda item is considered, at the Chairman’s discretion.  

There were no members of the public present, and hence no questions asked, statements/comments made or petitions presented.

To discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, the following documents are attached:

a) – The Cabinet’s latest published forward plan;

b) – Current Work Programme for the Committee;

c) – Outcome Tracker.

The Committee considered and agreed its own work programme and the future agenda items listed.

The Committee considered and noted the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in forthcoming months including Cabinet meetings up to 27 September 2017. 

The Committee also accepted the updated outcome tracker and the Scrutiny  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

To consider these reports providing information on progress of the 7 improvement programmes.

The Committee considered this report that provided the Committee with details of the Children and Young People’s Plan (CYPP) a three year plan that had started in April 2016 that set out the actions the Council and its partners were taking to continue and sustain improvements in Children’s Services. The  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

To consider this report on the Chairman’s suggestion that each Member of the Committee volunteer to act as a ‘champion’ for each of the 7 improvement programmes.

The Committee considered a report that recognised that the focus of the Committee’s work programme would be to ensure the continuous improvement and delivery of the 7 priorities contained within the Children and Young Peoples Plan (CYPP). In this endeavour the Chairman, as he had initiated during the last quadrennium  ...  view the full minutes text for item 16.

To consider a report and receive an overview of Family Hubs.

The Committee considered this report and received a presentation that provided an update on the progress to create ‘early help hubs’ in local communities, agreed as a key priority in the Children and Young People’s Plan 2016-2019. The hub service would offer multi-agency integrated services to identify and support children  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

To consider this report.

The Committee considered this report that provided an overview of the proposed Progression Scheme as part of the Council’s attempt to improve the offer to foster carers. These changes had been designed to help ensure that children were cared for by people with the right skills and experience and that  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

The Chairman may raise any items of urgent business.

The Chairman, after ascertaining there were no other matters arising, thanked all those present for attending.