Meeting documents
SCC Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee
Monday, 6th March, 2023 1.00 pm
- Attendance details
- Agenda frontsheet
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- Agenda reports pack
- Supplementary agenda - (a) agenda item 6 Somerset Local Aea SEND revisit report; (b) agenda item 7 'Education for Life' Strategy - presentation PDF 841 KB
- Supplementary agenda - Joint Local Area SEND Inspection Outcomes - cover report (agenda item 6) PDF 108 KB
- Supplementary agenda - presentations given at meeting for (a) Education for Life Strategy (updated presentation) (agenda item 7); (b) LA Maintained Schools - Core Offer (agenda item 8) PDF 1 MB
- Printed decisions
PDF 89 KB
Venue: Luttrell Room - County Hall, Taunton. View directions
Contact: Neil Milne on 01823 357628 or Email: neil.milne@somerset.gov.uk Fiona Abbott on 01823 357628 or Email: fiona.abbott@somerset.gov.uk
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Declarations of Interest Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils can be viewed on the Council Website
The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via request to the Democratic Service Team.
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Minutes from the previous meeting held on 16 January 2023 The Committee is asked to confirm the minutes are accurate. |
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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. |
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Scrutiny for Policies, Children and Families Committee Work Programme To receive an update from the Governance Manager. To assist the discussion, the following documents are attached:
(a) The Committee’s work programme (b) The Committee’s outcome tracker
Please use the following link to view the latest Executive Forward Plan of planned key decisions that have been published on the Council’s website Executive Forward Plan of Key Decisions Additional documents: |
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Joint Local Area SEND Inspection Outcomes and update on SEND Green Paper To consider Report and receive a presentation. This item will be led by the Council’s Head of SEND, Claire Merchant-Jones.
Note – the Chair will allow 30 minutes for this agenda item.
Additional documents: |
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'Education for Life' Strategy To receive presentation. This item will be led by the Council’s Assistant Director Education Partnerships and Skills Amelia Walker.
Note – the Chair will allow 35 minutes for this agenda item. Additional documents: |
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LA Maintained Schools - Core Offer - update To consider Report. This item will be led by the Council’s Assistant Director Education Partnerships and Skills Amelia Walker.
Note – the Chair will allow 35 minutes for this agenda item. |
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Scrutiny Committee Task and Finish Groups - update To receive an update on the Committee’s Task and Finish Groups: -
(a) Sufficiency of external placements – draft report (attached); (b) Home to School Transport |
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Items for Information - Standing Item This is a standing agenda item and will provide details of information sent to Committee members in between meetings, that cover Children & Families Scrutiny policy areas.
(a) Email sent regarding ‘Government unveils reforms in children’s social care’ – on 3 February 2023 (b) Overview of Ofsted annual conversation - slides circulated on 9 February 2023 (c) Academisation – update - information circulated
If Committee members have any questions or comments on the information, please contact fiona.abbott@somerset.gov.uk in the first instance and before the date of the meeting.
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Any other urgent items of business The Chair may raise any items of urgent business. |