Agenda

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

If any member requires advice on declarations of interests, they are advised to contact the Head of Democratic Governance in advance of the meeting.

To agree the minutes of the last meeting held on 15 November 2018 as a true and correct record.

To consider any applications from members of the public to speak at the meeting.

To consider the Executive and Cabinet Member decisions within the remit of the Resilient Communities and Children’s Scrutiny Committee taken since the last meeting of the Committee.

The report provides an overview of the recent Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation (HMIP) Inspection Report of the Blackpool Youth Offending Service and the Ofsted Inspection Report of Blackpool Children’s Social Care Services. This report outlines the judgements and recommendations made by both inspectorates and the improvement plans in place.

To provide an update on the implementation of the Inclusion Plan and the impact it is having on numbers of exclusions.

To provide an update on Special Educational Needs (SEND) provision in Blackpool.

The Committee to consider the Workplan, together with any suggestions that Members may wish to make for scrutiny review and to note the feedback from the Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy Scrutiny input.

To report back to the Committee on the piece of work undertaken looking at the support provided to the Children’s Services’ workforce.

To note the date and time of the next meeting as Thursday, 20 June 2019, subject to confirmation at Annual Council.