Mr J Withington
Council: Lancashire
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
16 meetings · Page 2 of 4
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee of Lancashire County Council met on Wednesday, 22 October 2025, to discuss key issues surrounding corporate parenting, the Lancashire House Project, and the Where Our Children Live
programme. The committee approved recommendations related to these areas, including plans for future scrutiny of the Corporate Parenting Strategy and the Lancashire House Project's fourth cohort.
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 10.30 am
The Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Priority Action Plan, SEND Strategy, and SEND Local Offer. Significant progress has been made in addressing systemic failings identified in a recent inspection, with a focus on improving governance, the timeliness and quality of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans, and neurodevelopmental pathways.
Service Area Update, Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 24th June, 2025 10.30 am
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 12th June, 2025 10.30 am,
Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 10th March, 2025 10.30 am
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: 16
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 17