Frankie Simons

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee

Children and Families Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 7.00 pm

This meeting included a report on the Committee's activities, a pre-decision scrutiny report on a new ‘in-borough Home to School Transport’ contract for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), a report on the Council’s new ‘Sufficiency Strategy’ for Children Looked After, and the annual report of the Council’s Corporate Parenting Board. The meeting started at 7pm on Tuesday 19 November 2024 and took place in the Council Chamber of Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road. The only information that is publicly available about this meeting is the summons, agenda, and supporting documents. This means that it is not possible to know what was said at the meeting, or what decisions the Committee made.

Executive Decision

St James Health Hub Fit Out Procurement, Executive Decision - Thursday, 14th November, 2024 3.30 pm

This meeting was scheduled to include the consideration of a report on the procurement of a contractor to fit out the new St James Health Hub at the Jazz Yard development in St James Street, Walthamstow.

Pension Board

Pension Board - Thursday, 7th November, 2024 2.00 pm

This meeting of the Pension Board included a training session on topical issues for the Local Government Pension Scheme.[^1] The meeting also included a discussion of the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) report on the 2022 valuations of Local Government Pension Schemes across England and Wales, and a review of the Pension Administration Service.

Executive Decision

School Term Dates, Executive Decision - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 1.30 pm

This Executive Decision meeting of Waltham Forest Council considered the dates for school terms and holidays for the borough's schools for the academic years beginning in 2025 and 2026.

Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 2.00 pm

The Cabinet approved the new Private Rented Sector Strategy and its Delivery Plan, the recommissioning of the In-borough Home to School Transport contract for children and young people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities, and the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan. They noted reports on the Council's Medium Term Financial Strategy, and on the Housing Scrutiny Committee's Themed Review of Housing Options and Support, adopting recommendations made in the latter.