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Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 10.00 am

September 9, 2025 View on council website

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Summary

Here is a summary of the agenda for the meeting of the Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services Portfolio at Bolton Council, scheduled for Tuesday, 9th September 2025. The meeting was scheduled to cover the monitoring of decisions, the Family Hubs digital offer, a contract extension, and a review of a referral team. Some of the items were scheduled to be discussed in confidence due to the sensitive nature of the information.

Monitoring of Executive Cabinet Member Decisions

The agenda included a report on the monitoring of decisions previously made by the Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services. The Monitoring Report was scheduled to be reviewed.

Family Hubs Digital Officer

The agenda included discussion of the Family Hubs Digital Offer. Family hubs are a way of joining up services to make it easier for families to access the support they need1.

Assistant Educational Psychologists Contract Extension

The agenda indicated that an extension to the contract for Assistant Educational Psychologists was scheduled to be discussed. This item was marked as confidential, citing paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, which relates to information likely to reveal the identity of an individual.

the public interest in their exemption outweighs the public interest in their disclosure.

Review of Referral and Assessment Team

The agenda included a review of the Referral and Assessment Team. This item was also marked as confidential, citing paragraph 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.


  1. Family hubs bring together services like early years support, health services, and parenting programmes to provide joined-up support for families, particularly those in disadvantaged areas. 

Attendees

Profile image for CouncillorSylvia Crossley
Councillor Sylvia Crossley Farnworth and Kearsley First • Kearsley
Profile image for Councillor Martin Donaghy
Councillor Martin Donaghy Executive Cabinet Member for Children's Services • Labour and Cooperative • Tonge with the Haulgh
Profile image for Councillor Anne Galloway
Councillor Anne Galloway Conservative • Heaton, Lostock and Chew Moor
Profile image for CouncillorDeirdre McGeown
Councillor Deirdre McGeown Liberal Democrats • Westhoughton North and Hunger Hill
Profile image for CouncillorVictoria Rigby
Councillor Victoria Rigby Horwich and Blackrod First Independent • Horwich North
Profile image for CouncillorCharlotte Moncado-Sears
Councillor Charlotte Moncado-Sears Communities First • Horwich North

Topics

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 09th-Sep-2025 10.00 Executive Cabinet Member for Childrens Services.pdf
Agenda - Sept25.pdf

Minutes

Printed minutes 09th-Sep-2025 10.00 Executive Cabinet Member for Childrens Services.pdf

Additional Documents

Sept25.pdf
Monitoring Report - Sept25.pdf
Family Hubs Digital Offer.pdf