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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...
Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 7.00 pm
The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee was scheduled to receive an update on the Supported Internship programme offered to young people with special educational needs in Islington. A verbal update on school organisation was also scheduled. Council...
Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 10th June, 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting agreed its membership, terms of reference, dates of meetings, work program and scrutiny topic for the 2024-25 municipal year. The committee also noted the 2023 SACRE Annual Report and Quarter 3 performance report.
The purpose of the Council’s scrutiny committees is to review the performance of local services, to scrutinise decisions and actions taken on matters within their terms of reference, to contribute to the review and development of council policy, and to make recommendations to enhance and improve service delivery for residents. The council’s scrutiny committees will act as a ‘critical friend’, offering constructive challenge to ensure that local services are delivered effectively and efficiently, making the best use of resources. In carrying out their work, the committees will have regard to the council’s missions, priorities, and ways of working. Scrutiny Committees will consider the needs and priorities of local people, make use of evidence to inform their findings, examine opportunities for embedding best practice in council services, and will seek to promote equalities, joined up working, and early intervention and prevention approaches. The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee oversees the following functions and services: Education, SEND, Safety, Safeguarding, Family Help, Early Years, Progression to adulthood, Looked after Children, Play, Physical activity, Tackling obesity and Mental health (children and young people),Youth Offending and Corporate Parenting. As the Committee is responsible for reviewing matters related to the council's education functions, there are co-opted members on the committee: two parent-governor positions, and representatives of the Church of England and Roman Catholic Diocese. The registers of interest for the co-opted members is below.
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Sophie McNeill – Parent Governor Representative (Primary) ·
Susie Graves – Parent Governor Representative (Secondary) ·
Mary Clement – Roman Catholic Diocese Representative ·
Nick Turpin – Church of England Representative For further information, please contact: Theo McLean, Senior Democratic Services Officer democracy@islington.gov.uk
