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 8 December 2022 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.

To receive a verbal update from the Director of Children’s Services on the Ofsted Inspection report due to be received by the Council on 1 February 2023.

To consider the Children’s Services Medium Term Financial Services before it is submitted to the Executive.

The purpose of the report is to provide the committee with an update regarding Blackpool’s Youth Justice Service (YJS).

To provide an update on the work of the support team in schools in Blackpool.

To provide an update following the review of Youth Provision completed last year and the commitment from the local authority to establish a small Youth Service, to provide co-ordination and support to third sector youth providers as identified through the review.

The purpose of the report is to provide scrutiny committee with an update regarding Blackpool’s Corporate Parent Strategy.

To consider the contents of the Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee’s Workplan for 2022/2023.

To note the date and time of the next meeting as Thursday, 22 June 2023, subject to confirmation at Annual Council.