Meeting documents

SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee
Wednesday, 4th March, 2020 1.00 pm

Venue: Taunton Library Meeting Room, Paul Street, Taunton, TA1 3XZ

Contact: Neil Milne on 01823 359045 or Email: ndmilne@somerset.gov.uk  Jamie Jackson on 01823 369040 or Email: jajackson@somerset.gov.uk

Note: If you wish to speak at this meeting, you must submit your questions or statements by 5.00pm on Thursday 27 February 2020. 

Items
No. Item

39.

Declarations of Interest

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.

Minutes:

There were no declarations made.

40.

Minutes from the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 88 KB

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

Minutes:

 

The Committee agreed the minutes of the meeting held on 24 January 2020  that were signed by the Chair.

 

41.

Public Question Time

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.  

Minutes:

There were no questions asked, statements made or petitions presented.

42.

Scrutiny Work Programme pdf icon PDF 113 KB

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.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair of the Committee invited Members to consider the Cabinet’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in forthcoming months and suggest any items for the Committee to consider. The plan was noted.

 

The Chair directed attention to the Committee’s own work programme and invited suggestions for possible future agenda  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

43.

Special Educational Needs and/or Disability Information, Advice and Support (SENDIAS) service pdf icon PDF 73 KB

To receive a presentation.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered this report that summarised the areas of success within the service: Improved partnership working, building relationships with families, schools and health and social care colleagues in order to offer a cohesive and effective approach. Better support and tools to do the job with a newly designed website,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

44.

Safe routes to school pdf icon PDF 143 KB

To receive a presentation.

Minutes:

The Committee received a presentation on Safe Routes to School. Section 508B of The Act places a duty on Local Authorities in England relating to home to school travel arrangements for ‘eligible’ children, which are defined under schedule 35B of The Act 1996 as children who attend schools beyond  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

45.

School Exclusions - Update from the Task and Finish Group pdf icon PDF 224 KB

To consider this update report from the Task & Finish Group.

Minutes:

Members received a verbal update about the work undertaken so far and that the plan is to report back to the committee on the 1st April. Currently at the drafting stage of writing the report with considerable material to coordinate.

Hoped that once Members heard that the Chair and  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.

46.

Any other urgent items of business

The Chair of the Committee may raise any items of urgent business.

Minutes:

There were no other items of business.