Mr D Ballard
Council: Lancashire
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
15 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 15th April, 2026 10.30 am
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met on 25 February 2026 to discuss school attendance, children not in school, and school place planning. Key decisions included a commitment to further investigate district-level variations in school attendance and to explore strategies for addressing surplus school places across Lancashire.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the progress of the Child and Youth Justice Service, review the Education Strategy and attainment data, and consider the committee's work programme. Key decisions included supporting the Child and Youth Justice Service's priorities for 2025-2026 and agreeing for the Education Strategy to be presented to Cabinet for ratification.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 3rd December, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Principal Social Worker's annual report, the Family First programme, and the committee's work programme for the coming year. The committee agreed to receive updates on the Family First programme at future meetings and to focus on the impact of local government reorganisation in future discussions.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss corporate parenting, the Lancashire House Project, and the Where Our Children Live programme, and to review the committee's work programme for the coming year. The committee agreed to review the Corporate Parenting Strategy in April 2026, prior to its submission to the cabinet in October 2026, and requested an update on cohort four of the Lancashire House Project in spring 2026. The committee also requested that Lancashire County Council liaise with district councils to reduce the number of private care homes.
Decisions from Meetings
17 decisions · Page 1 of 4
Lancashire House Project
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations to consider the progress and achievements of the Lancashire House Project in improving outcomes for children in care and care leavers, and to provide feedback on priorities to further develop the project, including collaborative work with districts to increase property availability.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate Parenting
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations to consider the work being undertaken to support children in care and care leavers, provide feedback on priorities, and add the Corporate Parenting Strategy in 2026 to the work programme for pre-scrutiny policy review.
Recommendations Approved
Minutes of the Meeting Held on 10 September 2025
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Children, Families and Skills Work Programme 2025/26
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025
...to approve the Children, Families and Skills Work Programme for 2025/26, including noting the programme and discussing key lines of enquiry for the next meeting.
Recommendations Approved
Where Our Children Live
From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am - October 22, 2025
...to approve the recommendations regarding the progress of the Where Our Children Live
programme, including commenting on its progress and providing feedback on its strategic, operational, and financial implications, as well as considering how to further support this initiative to reshape children's residential provision in Lancashire.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 15
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 17