Meeting documents

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

The work programme and outcome tracker and the Council’s Forward Plan of proposed key decisions in the forthcoming months, including Cabinet meetings, was considered. During the discussion the following matters were discussed and highlighted: -

·           The agenda items scheduled for the February meeting

·           Cllr Revans – highlighted the important issue of education attendance – Dr Hart, the Council’s Assistant Director, Inclusion, said that the engagement of vulnerable learners in education will be included and covered in the items scheduled for the next meeting (Inclusion Inquiry and School Exclusions)

·           Cllr Jane Lock – asked that consideration be given to including the following items on the work plan – (a) Family Hubs & plans for Somerset; (b) issue of unborn babies and how dovetail into other services; (c) update on Early Years SEND non key decision paper

·           Noted that as coming to end of municipal year, these matters will need to be picked up by the new Committee, following the elections

·           The meeting on Monday 4 April will be cancelled and there will be an informal joint workshop with the Adults & Health advisory board on Wednesday 6 April @ 10 am.