Every council with an
executive management structure has to have an overview and scrutiny
function. Somerset Council has appointed five scrutiny committees
to perform this function:
·
Adults and Health
·
Children and Families
·
Climate and Place
·
Communities
·
Corporate and Resources
The scrutiny committees each
fulfil a check and challenge function for decisions and policies
made by the Executive.
Scrutiny Committee - Children and Families
Functional areas that are
the responsibility of the Committee are as follows:
·
Investing in and improving school
facilities
·
Education, Training & Skills
·
Improving the health of children & young
people
·
Supporting educational achievement and improved
outcomes for children & young people
·
Improving young people’s prospects and
skills
·
Delivery of Personalisation Agenda and Personal
Budgets
·
Protect and care for the most vulnerable
·
Support and recruit more adopters and fosterers of
children
·
Improve prospects of disadvantaged children and
young people and their families, and those at risk of being
disadvantaged
·
Specialist services for children with
disabilities
·
Special Educational Needs
·
Safeguarding children
·
School admissions
·
Academy conversions.
·
Youth offending and targeted youth work
·
Early years and children’s centres
·
Appointment of school governors
The membership of the Committee
includes 2 co-opted church representatives, 2 co-opted parent
governor representatives, 2 school governor representatives and 1
representative from the Schools Forum. These co-opted members have
voting rights on education matters.
For further details, please see
the
Constitution or email Democratic Services on democraticservicesteam@somerset.gov.uk
