Agenda and decisions

Children's Scrutiny Panel - Monday 11th June 2018 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Town Hall, Huddersfield. View directions

Contact: Yolande Myers  Email: yolande.myers@kiklees.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Membership of the Committee

This is where Councillors who are attending as substitutes will say for whom they are attending.

 

Decision:

No apologies for absence were submitted or recorded.

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 66 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 16 April 2018.

 

Decision:

The Minutes of the Panel meeting held on 16 April 2018 were presented and approved as a correct record.

 

3.

Interests pdf icon PDF 46 KB

The Councillors will be asked to say if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have disclosable pecuniary interests, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items, or any other interests.

 

Decision:

No interests were declared.

 

4.

Admission of the Public

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

 

Decision:

The meeting was held in public session.

 

5.

Draft Sufficiency Strategy pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Members of the Committee will consider and comment on the content of the report and the draft Children’s Interim Sufficiency Strategy and Action Plan.

 

Officer: Stephen Bonnell

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Members of the Panel agreed that:

 

1) Steve Comb be thanked for her attendance at today’s meeting.

 

2) The receipt and content of the report including the draft Sufficiency Strategy, be noted.

 

3) That a table with statistics relating to the numbers of children in Local Authority in care should be brought to each Children’s Scrutiny Panel.

 

4) That the Panel support the principles contained within the draft Sufficiency Strategy.

 

6.

Children's Scrutiny Panel work programme pdf icon PDF 39 KB

The members of the committee will consider proposed items for the work programme.

 

Officer: Yolande Myers

 

Decision:

Members of the Panel agreed that

 

(1) Sal Tariq be thanked for his attendance at today’s meeting.

 

(2) That the proposed items on the work programme in 2018/19 be noted and agreed.

 

7.

Future Meeting Dates

Members of the panel will consider the future meeting dates.

Decision:

Members of the Panel agreed that they would provide details of available dates for meetings during the 2018/19 municipal year.