City of York Council

Committee Minutes

Meeting

Children, Culture and Communities Scrutiny Committee

Date

7 May 2024

Present

Councillors Nicholls (Chair), Nelson (Vice-Chair), Clarke, Crawshaw, Cuthbertson, Knight, Waller, Wells, Wilson and Runciman (Substitute)

Apologies

 

In attendance

 

 

 

Officers in attendance

Councillor Pearson

 

Councillor Coles – Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care

Councillor Webb – Executive Member for Children, Young People and Education

Martin Kelly – Corporate Director, Children and Education

Maxine Squire – Assistant Director, Education and Skills

Laura Williams – Assistant Director, Customer and Communities

 

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54.        Declarations of Interest (5:30pm)

Members were asked to declare at this point in the meeting any disclosable pecuniary interest or other registerable interest they might have in respect of business on the agenda if they had not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. Councillor Crawshaw declared that in relation to Special Educational Needs (SEN), he had a family member who was subject to an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).

 

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55.        Public Participation (5:31pm)

It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak at the

meeting under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.

 

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56.        Work Plan (5:31pm)

Members discussed the programme of work for the municipal year 2024-25 and it was reported that following liaison with the Head of Children’s Finance, the Finance & Performance items mentioned within Annex B of the report should be moved to the meetings of:

2 July 2024, 1 October 2024, 3 December 2024, and 4 March 2024, following the committee’s approval. Members then discussed potential items for future consideration, and it was:

Resolved:

 

i.             That members noted the work undertaken by the committee throughout the municipal year, 2023-2024.

ii.            That the workplan for the committee for the municipal year 2024-2025 be considered and be agreed as follows, subject to any in year changes:

Date

Agenda Item

4 June 2024

This meeting would be cancelled

2 July 2024

1.   Finance & Performance Q4 (for information)

2.   York Pipeline of proposals to York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority

3.   Family Hub Network Development Update

4.   York Learning

3 September 2024

1.   SEND Update

2.   School Attendance

3.   Youth Strategy Update

1 October 2024

1.   Finance & Performance Q1 (for information)

2.   Early Years and Childcare Reforms

3.   Virtual School Annual Report

5 November 2024

1.   Free School Meal Pilot Year Review

2.   York Explore Annual Update

3.   Digital Inclusion Update

3 December 2024

1.   Finance & Performance Q2 (for information)

2.   Placement Sufficiency (Update on Fostering Services, Together We Can, and Family Arrangements)

4.   Corporate Parenting Board Annual Report

14 January 2025

1.   SACRE Annual Report

2.   Attainment Gap

4 March 2025

1.   Finance & Performance Q3 (for information)

2.   Children Safeguarding Partnership Annual Report

3.   Safer York Partnership Report

1 April 2025

1.   York Museums Trust Update

2.   York Theatre Trust Update

3.   REACH Progress Update

 

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Cllr Nicholls, Chair

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