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 22 June 2023 as a true and correct record.

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

To consider the Executive and Cabinet Member decisions within the portfolios of the Cabinet Members taken since the last meeting of the Committee.

The Committee to consider the content of the Council’s Forward Plan September 2023 – December 2024, relating to the portfolios of the relevant Cabinet Members.

To inform the Committee of the improvement plan of Children’s Social Care in response to the OFSTED inspection of December 2022.  The plan runs up until October 2024.

To report on the Early Help Strategy and the Family Hub and Start for Life Programme.

To provide an overview to the Scrutiny Board around the proposals for developing multi agency teams within Children’s Services.

To confirm the workplan for the 2023/2024 Municipal Year and consider the update to previous Committee recommendations.

To note the date and time of the next meeting as Thursday 9 November 2023, commencing at 6.00pm.