Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 14th December, 2026 7.00 pm

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Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 3rd November, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council is scheduled to consider reports on safeguarding, child protection, and performance data. The meeting will also include a review of the committee's work programme.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 1st October, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met on Thursday 1 October 2026 to discuss significant reforms to SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) provision, a 12-month update on school attendance, and a review of the children's workforce. ...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 15th September, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council met on Tuesday 15 September 2026 to discuss a range of important issues concerning the borough's young residents. Key topics included an update on the Lifelong Corporate Parenting initiat...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 29 June 2026 - 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee discussed the proposed closure of Paradise Park Children's Centre, the current provision of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the Youth Safety Strategy, and reviewed the council's quarter t...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council met on Thursday 5 March 2026 to discuss post-16 progression for young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET), and to review school results and performance reports. Key de...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a range of important issues affecting young people in Islington, including the findings of a scrutiny review into play spaces, an update on the Family First Programme, and the Youth Services An...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of topics, including a review of play spaces, the annual youth services impact report, and a performance report. They will also consider their work programme for the coming mo...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council met on 4 November 2025 to review several key reports on child safeguarding and early years support. The committee discussed the Islington Safeguarding Children Annual Report, the Start fo...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Youth Justice Plan, review the latest performance data, and consider school results. The committee noted the Youth Justice Plan, which aims to protect children from harm...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a report on persistent absence in secondary schools, upcoming central government policy changes, and a scrutiny initiation document on play spaces and services. The committee noted the scrutiny...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 16th June, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a range of issues affecting young people in Islington, including selecting a scrutiny topic for the year, reviewing a report on religious education, and examining performance data related to ch...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 12th May, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet on 12 May 2025 to discuss draft recommendations from the 2024-25 scrutiny review. The meeting was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of the previous meeting.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss special guardianship, school results, attendance, and the progress of a review into making children visible. The committee noted the special guardianship update and the report on making childre...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 24th February, 2025 7.00 pm

The committee received a presentation from three guest speakers on attendance, reviewed the council's "Child Friendly Islington" scheme, noted a report on [Alternative Provision](https://democracy.islington.gov.uk/documents/s39916/Scrutiny+Report+Alternativ...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council met on Tuesday 07 January 2025 to discuss persistent absence from school and emotional-based school non-attendance. Key discussions included evidence from Place2Be on the impact of counse...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 25th November, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee considered a refreshed version of the Joint Protocol on Section 17 Families between Children's Social Care & Homes and Neighbourhoods. The committee also discussed school attendance codes, an update on the council’s school reorganisation ...

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 22nd October, 2024 7.00 pm

The committee endorsed the Islington Care Leavers and Housing Protocol and noted the Islington Safeguarding Children Board Annual Report, the Child Protection Annual Report, and the Youth Justice Service Inspection Report.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 7.00 pm

The meeting began with a presentation on persistent absence in Islington secondary schools, which the Committee is scrutinising. Members noted the report and will decide at a later date whether to invite headteachers from schools with high and low absence r...