Meeting documents

SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee
Wednesday, 1st December, 2021 2.00 pm

Venue: Luttrell Room - County Hall, Taunton. View directions

Contact: Jamie Jackson on 01823 357628 or 07790 577336 or Email: jajackson@somerset.gov.uk  Fiona Abbott on 01823 357337 or Email: fabbott@somerset.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils can be viewed on the Council Website at

County Councillors membership of Town, City, Parish or District Councils and this will be displayed in the meeting room (Where relevant).

 

The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via request to the Democratic Service Team.

 

Minutes:

There were no new declarations of interest made at the meeting.

2.

Minutes from the previous meeting held on Monday 8 November 2021 pdf icon PDF 58 KB

The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate.

Minutes:

The minutes of the meeting held on Monday 8 November 2021 were signed and approved as a correct record.

3.

Public Question Time

The Chair 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 Chair’s discretion.

Minutes:

There were no questions submitted by members of the public.

4.

Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee Work Programme pdf icon PDF 43 KB

To receive an update from the Governance Manager, Scrutiny and discuss any items for the forthcoming work programme. To assist the discussion, attached are:

a) The Committee’s work programme

b) The Committee’s Outcome Tracker

 

Please use the following link to view the latest Cabinet Forward Plan of planned key decisions that have been published on the Council’s website Cabinet Forward Plan of Key Decisions

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered and noted the work programme and outcome tracker and the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in the forthcoming months, including Cabinet meetings.

 

It was agreed that: -

·         The Governance Specialist liaise with the Adults and Health Scrutiny Committee regarding the scheduling / prioritisation of the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

5.

Progress update on the Written Statement of Action pdf icon PDF 3 MB

To receive update from Dr Rob Hart, Assistant Director, Inclusion. The following documents are attached for this item: -

 

(a)  Written Statement of Action Progress Report that was shared with DfE and NHSE advisors in September;

(b)  Summary slides showing the most recent progress update to the SEND Improvement Board in November;

(c)   The original Written Statement of Action (for context/ background).

 

Note: The Chair will be allowing 30 minutes for this agenda item to allow for discussion.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a PowerPoint presentation from the Council’s Assistant Director, Inclusion, Dr Rob Hart, who presented a progress update on the Written Statement of Action (WSoA). The Committee had received the following documents with the agenda papers for the meeting: -

·           Written Statement of Action Progress Report that was  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

6.

Development of an Education Strategy for Somerset pdf icon PDF 586 KB

To consider presentation from Amelia Walker, Assistant Director Education, Partnership and Skills

 

Note: The Chair will be allowing 40 minutes for this agenda item to allow for discussion.

Minutes:

The Committee received a PowerPoint presentation from the Council’s Assistant Director, Education, Partnership and Skills, Ms Amelia Walker, on the development of an Education Strategy for Somerset. This followed on from the presentation given at the October 2021 meeting on changes to the education governance arrangements in Somerset. The Cabinet  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.

7.

Evaluation of Somerset Family Safeguarding: Interim Report

To receive PowerPoint presentation on the interim report from Louise Palmer, Strategic Commissioner, children and young people.

 

Note: The Chair will be allowing 30 minutes for this agenda item to allow for discussion.

Minutes:

This item was DEFERRED to next meeting.

8.

Supporting Eco-Friendly Schools pdf icon PDF 87 KB

To consider report and presentation from Ian Rowswell, Head of Support Services for Education.

 

Note: The Chair will be allowing 40 minutes for this agenda item to allow for discussion.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report and received a PowerPoint presentation from the Council’s Head of Support Services for Education, Mr Ian Rowswell on work undertaken on supporting eco-friendly schools Eco-Friendly Schools | Support Services for Education

 

The SSE website was launched recently and provides useful information on how schools can  ...  view the full minutes text for item 8.

9.

Items for information

a)     CAMHS service delivery update – report will be considered by the Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board at the meeting on Monday 22 November 2021

b)     Progress on Actions from Joint Workshop in October 2020 – Transition arrangements preparing for adulthood Report to note. (Report will be an agenda item considered by Adults & Health Committee at its meeting on 8 December 2021).

 

If Committee members have any questions or comments on the information, please contact fabbott@somerset.gov.uk in the first instance and before the date of the Committee meeting.

Minutes:

The Committee noted the following information item had been circulated since the last meeting: -

 

(a)  CAMHS service delivery update – considered by the Somerset Health & Wellbeing Board at the meeting on Monday 22 November 2021

10.

Any other urgent items of business

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.

 

The next meeting of the Scrutiny Committee will be held on Tuesday 25 January 2022 @ 10am.

Minutes:

There were no other items of business.