Committee details

Summary of Responsibilities:

·         Lead under Children's Act 2004;

·         Early Years & Child Care;

·         Children's Centres;

·         Education & Schools;

o  School organisation and capital planning;

o  Special educational needs (SEN);

o  School development and improvement;

o  School funding/ School Forum;

o  School Catering;

·         Children's Social Care and Wellbeing;

·         Youth Support & Offending Services;

·         Children and Young People to 25 years old;

·         Lifelong Learning;

·         Family Support;

·         Health Inequalities;

·         Cared for Children and Care Leavers;

o  Fostering & Adoption

o  Residential Services

·         Children's Trust;

·         Children’s Safeguarding;

o  Children's Board;

o  Children's Safeguarding unit;

·         Adult Safeguarding;

o  Adult Safeguarding Board;

·         Child Poverty Needs Assessment Unit;

·         Rural Affairs.