Issue - meetings

Report ED15117

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

The Chairman advised Members that the Care Services PDS Committee had not yet agreed to establish a joint working group with Education PDS Committee on the effectiveness of Children’s Centres and the Tackling Troubled Families Programme, and proposed that a working group of the Education PDS Committee be convened for 2014/15 to consider the effectiveness of Children’s Centres.  This was agreed by the Education PDS Committee and Member nominations were confirmed as Councillor Nicholas Bennett JP, Councillor Alan Collins, Councillor Mary Cooke, Councillor Judi Ellis, Mrs Joan McConnell and Mr Tony Wright-Jones.

Members were advised that the joint meeting of the Education and Care Services PDS Committee exploring child safeguarding would now be held on the earlier date of 25^th February 2015.

The Chairman reminded Members that visits were regularly arranged for care homes and schools and colleges across the Borough and encouraged all Members and Co-opted Members to attend. 

RESOLVED that:

1)  The Education Programme 2014/15 be noted; and,

2)  A working group of the Education PDS Committee be convened for 2014/15 to consider the effectiveness of Children’s Centres, and for the membership to comprise Councillor Nicholas Bennett JP, Councillor Alan Collins, Councillor Mary Cooke, Councillor Judi Ellis, Mrs Joan McConnell and Mr Tony Wright-Jones.