Agenda and decisions
PDF 232 KBVenue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield
Contact: Damien Buckley (Tel: 0116 305 0183) Email: damien.buckley@leics.gov.uk
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Webcast. A webcast of the meeting can be viewed here. |
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Question Time. |
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Questions asked by members under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5). |
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To advise of any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent elsewhere on the agenda. |
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Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda. |
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Declarations of the Party Whip in accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 16. |
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Presentation of Petitions under Standing Order 36. |
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Leicestershire's Response to Tackling Children Criminal Exploitation. Decision: RESOLVED: a) That the overview of the work and progress of the Child Exploitation, Missing and Modern Slavery Hub, be noted. b) That the Director agreed to present a report on the Violence Reduction Network (VRN) at a future meeting of the Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee and that the Director of the VRN would be invited to attend the meeting. |
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Update on Admissions Service. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED: a) That the update on the admissions service, including a full performance breakdown of the year’s outcomes, service improvements and a consultation on the Council’s Admissions Policy, be noted. b) That the views expressed by Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee will be reported to Cabinet on 28 February 2024. |
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Quarter 2 2023/24 Performance Report. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: That the update on the Children and Family Services Department’s performance for the period July to September 2023 (quarter 2), be noted. |
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The Role of the Local Authority Regarding Multi Academy Trusts. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: a)
That the overview
of the legislative role of local authorities in education, specifically with regard to academies, and how these duties are
discharged by the Children and Family Services Department, be noted. b)
That
the Director agreed to present a report outlining the relationship between the Leicestershire
County Council and the Leicester Diocesan Board of Education in relation to
education, at a future meeting of the Children and Families Overview and
Scrutiny Committee. |
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Leicestershire Fostering Agency Statutory Report. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: a) That the overview of the activity of the Fostering Service for the period 2022 -2023, be noted. b) That the Director agreed to circulate the Leicestershire Fostering Service Annual Report 2022-2023 to all Elected Members. |
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Leicestershire Adoption Agency Statutory Report. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: a)
That the overview of the activity of the Adoption
Agency for the period March 2022 – March 2023, be noted. b)
That the Director agreed to circulate the Leicestershire
Adoption Service Annual Report 2022-2023 to all Elected Members. |
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Annual Report of the Independent Reviewing Officer 2022/23. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: That
the contents of the Annual Report of
the Independent Reviewing Officer with regard to
children in care, and the extent to which Leicestershire County Council has
fulfilled its responsibilities to these children for the period 1 April 2022 –
31 March 2023, be noted. |
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Annual Report of the Virtual School 2022/23. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED: That the overview of work and data of the Virtual School for the academic year 2022-2023, be noted. |
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Date of next meeting. The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to take place on 23 January 2024 at 14:00. |