Improving Lives Select Commission

The Improving Lives Scrutiny Commission (ILSC) is tasked with carrying out in-depth overview and scrutiny of issues affecting Rotherham’s residents including the Borough’s education functions, including educational outcomes and expanding opportunities for skills and learning for young people, SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) and reviewing the performance of Children’s and Young Peoples Services. Safeguarding children, which comprises of neglect, abuse, CSE (Child Sexual Exploitation) and CCE (Child Criminal Exploitation) and prevention and early intervention strategies including family intervention, fostering, adoption and looked after children.    It also considers transition from childhood to adulthood for young people with complex needs and Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), in conjunction with the Health Select Commission as required and Domestic Abuse, including the Domestic Abuse Strategy and response.   Meeting webcasts   Our meetings are webcast so that you can see how the council makes decisions that affect you. Our aim is to promote openness and accountability, and to support greater participation in local democracy.   You can watch key Council meetings conducted in public live, or view the archived version. Archived versions are available within 48 hours of broadcast. They remain online for 12 months.   This particular meeting is webcast.   If you attend the meeting in person, but do not wish to be filmed, you should make this known to Democratic Services on arrival.