A meeting of the Children, Young People and Families Scrutiny Committee will be held at the Town Hall, Library Street, Wigan on Thursday 23 July 2009 at 6.00pm.
1 Apologies for absence.
2 Minutes: 28 May 2009 (copy enclosed)
3 Urgent Business (if any): To be accepted at the discretion of the Chairman of the meeting.
4 Exclusion of the public: The Committee is asked to consider whether by resolution to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the items of business marked with an 'E' reference because of the possibility of the disclosure of exempt information. A draft resolution is attached for use by the Committee if it so wishes.
5 Whipping Declarations:
6 Declarations of interest: To receive declarations of interest in any item for discussion at the meeting. A blank form for declaring interests has been circulated with the agenda, please ensure that this is returned to the Committee Clerk at the end of the meeting.
Open Items
7 Children's Trust Arrangements: Presentation of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services Slides (.pdf, 211kb)
8 Looked After Children / Fostering Service / Out of Borough Placements: Report of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services (.pdf, 298kb)
9 Children and Young People's Services Quarter 4 progress report: Report of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services (.pdf, 305kb)
10 Children and Young People's Services Performance Plan 2009/12: Report of the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services (.pdf, 875kb)
11 New Scrutiny arrangements and Consquential amendments to the Call-in Procedure: Report of the Service Director – Borough Solicitor (.pdf, 185kb)
12 Call ins (if any): reference from Cabinet (minute 10 refers):
Proposed closure of Montrose School:
Resolved: The Cabinet:-
(1) Re affirms its previous decision taken (minute 301 – 2009 refers) and accepts the two recommendations from the Children and Young People and Families Scrutiny Committee.
(2) Requests the Executive Director of Children and Young People’s Services to forward the figures for the children affected who are looked after by the Council to Councillor F B Walker for his information.
(3) Notes the request for a special Council meeting and awaits the decision of the Mayor.
13 Feedback from the Portfolio Holder: (if any)
Closed Items (if any):
E1 Call ins (if any)
