Issue - meetings

Report DCYP12045

The Committee considered the forward rolling work programme for the year ahead, based on items scheduled for decision by the Children and Young People Portfolio Holder and items for consideration by the Children and Young People PDS Committee.

During the meeting members asked for a number of additional reports to be considered at the next meeting of the PDS Committee on 12^th June 2012:

• Report on the specific problems of declining literacy in Early Years and KS1.
• Report on an action plan to distribute foundation stage results to Early Years settings.
• Report following a 3 month review of the “Troubled Families” initiative.

RESOLVED that the Children and Young People Forward Rolling Work Programme 2011-12 be noted.

Report DCYP12010

The Committee considered the forward rolling work programme for the year ahead, based on items scheduled for decision by the CYP Portfolio Holder and items for consideration by the Children and Young People PDS Committee.

Consideration of the ‘Aligning Policy and Finance Reviews: Bromley Children and Family Service and Special Education Needs and Disability Service’ item had been deferred and would be considered at the next meeting of Children and Young People PDS Committee on 21^st February 2012.

The Director CYP confirmed that Bromley was one of twelve local authorities selected by Ofsted for a new thematic inspection into Local Authority arrangements for the protection of children with disabilities.  The inspection would take place at the beginning of March 2012 and the outcomes from the report would be reported to the Children and Young People PDS Committee in due course.

The Vice-Chairman requested that an item be provided to the Children and Young People PDS Committee on the development of sold services by the Department.  The Chairman similarly requested that progress in developing invest to save options be reported to the Committee.  The Director confirmed a briefing paper on invest to save options would be provided to the next meeting of Children and Young People PDS Committee on 21^st February 2012.

In response to a query from a Member around the Primary Behaviour Strategy, the Director CYP confirmed that a review was currently being undertaken around the future delivery of Behaviour Services and that this would be reported to a future meeting of the Committee.  A Co-opted Member also requested that further information on the Early Intervention Grant be provided to Members.  The Director CYP agreed this would be included as part of the Budget Monitoring report to the Committee at its meeting on 20^th March 2012.

RESOLVED that the Children and Young People Forward Rolling Work Programme 2011-12 be noted.

Report DCYP11129

The Committee considered the forward rolling work programme for the year ahead, based on items scheduled for decision by the CYP Portfolio Holder and items for consideration by the CYP PDS Committee.

The Chairman reported that the next meeting of the Committee due to be held on 17^th January 2011 would start at 6.30pm, with the first hour of the meeting being allocated to scrutiny of the 2012/2013 Budget.

The following three items would be moved to the February meeting:

-  8. School Travel Plans

-  13. Consultation on the Dedicated Schools Grant

-  7. Ofsted APA Action Plan

Officers would also review items that could be included in the Portfolio Holder’s information briefing.

RESOLVED that the forward rolling work programme be agreed.