Children and Families Scrutiny Committee
The
Children and Families Scrutiny Committee will fulfil the functions
of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee as they relate to performance
management, Corporate Resources and Strategy and in particular(but
not restricted to): Education, Children’s Social Care, Early
Years Provision, Looked After Children and Youth
Services.
And the following specific
portfolio holder responsibilities:
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Children Act 2004
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Early Years and Child Care
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Children’s Centres
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Education
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Children’s social care and
wellbeing
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Youth Support Services including Connexions and
Youth Offending Service
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Services to Children & Young People with
disabilities 0-25
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Lifelong Learning
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Family Support Services
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Strategy for responding to Health
Inequalities
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Cared for Children and Care Leavers
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Children’s Trust – Children & Young
People’s Plan
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Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
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Children’s Safeguarding Unit
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Child Poverty Needs Assessment
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Influence and inform the Health and Wellbeing
Strategy and support implementation of operational
services.
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Think Family approach