The Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee is scheduled to meet on 18 November 2025 to discuss child exploitation and serious youth violence, and corporate parenting accountability. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber at the Town Hall, Whitechapel. The meeting is open to the public and will be broadcast on the council's website.

Child Exploitation and Serious Youth Violence

The sub-committee is scheduled to discuss a report on child exploitation and serious youth violence. This report will provide an overview of the issues in Tower Hamlets, including current trends and emerging threats.

The report pack includes a cover report on serious youth violence, and a further report titled Childrens Scrutiny Sub-Commitee - 18th November.

Corporate Parenting Accountability

The sub-committee is scheduled to discuss corporate parenting accountability. Corporate parenting refers to the way in which a local authority cares for children in care¹. The report pack includes the Corporate Parenting Annual Report 2024to25, the Tower Hamlets Corporate Parenting Strategy 2023-2028, a cover report for the corporate parenting item, and a presentation on corporate parenting accountability.

Other Items

The agenda for the meeting includes:

• Apologies for absence.
• Declarations of interest. A note from the Monitoring Officer reminds members to consider the categories of interest identified in the Code of Conduct for Members.
• Confirmation of the minutes of the previous meeting held on 20 October 2025.
• Any other unrestricted business considered to be urgent.