Christine Townsend - Councillor for Bristol (Southville)

Councillor Christine Townsend

Green Southville Chair of the Children and Young People Committee

Email: Cllr.Christine.Townsend@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Overview and Scrutiny Management Board People Scrutiny Commission Area Committee 5 Licensing Committee Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee (Committee Member) Downs Committee Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Selection Committee Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member) Children and Young People Policy Committee (Chair) Bristol Schools Forum (Committee Member) Escalation Panel (Committee Member) Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member) The West of England Partnership - Joint Transport Executive Members Meeting (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

112 meetings · Page 1 of 23

Full Council Committee Member

AGM, Full Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 5.00 pm

April 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood Committee Member

Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 5.30 pm

April 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
The West of England Partnership - Joint Transport Executive Members Meeting Committee Member

Licensing Sub Committee - Monday 20 April 2026 10.00 am

April 20, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

85 decisions · Page 1 of 17

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Extension of the Independent Foster Agencies Framework

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

... to approve the one-year extension of the South-Central Independent Fostering Agencies Framework until March 2027 and to allocate a budget of up to £15 million for foster care placements called off from it.

For Determination

SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy 2026-2030

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...the SEND Joint Commissioning Strategy 2026-2030 was approved for publication.

For Determination

Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...noted the report providing an update on developments across Children and Families services and Education and Skills.

For Determination

SEND Education Capital Programme

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5 March 2026 - 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026

...the SEND Education Capital Programme for 2024-2030 was approved, along with the allocation of £12.9 million in additional funding for identified projects, £0.25 million for Trym Valley Special Free School, and authorization to accept future DfE grants and spend £10.6 million on the Claremont School Redevelopment and £2.3 million on Briarwood School projects.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 112

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 85