Agenda

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2020.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

To provide an opportunity for Members to declare the existence of a party whip in relation to any item on the agenda

A total period of 15 minutes is allocated for members of the public to make a statement(s) on any matter that falls within the remit of the Committee. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes, but the Chairman will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned, where there are a number of speakers.

Members of the public wishing to make a statement should provide at notice in writing at least three clear working days before the meeting takes place.

To consider the committee’s standing update report on Covid-19 in relation to Children’s Services.

To consider the performance data for Children’s Services from Quarter 2 of 2020/21.

To consider a report on the approach taken by the council and partners to support children and young people’s mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

To consider an update on domestic abuse and how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted on it.

To consider an update on the NEET Problem Solving Summit and the approach being taken by the council to support post-16 skills development.

To consider an update on the work being carried out through the Schools Forum to develop a proposed new model for allocating High Needs top-up funding, along with details of planned next steps for this work.

To give consideration to the areas of the forward plan which fall within the remit of the Committee.

To give consideration to the work programme.