Councillor Peter Cannon

Virtual School Update

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...the panel noted the Virtual School's update, which highlighted strengths in supporting vulnerable children's education, challenges such as high numbers of children not on a school roll and increasing suspension rates, and priorities including challenging delays in educational placements and providing trauma-aware training.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption Connects Annual Report 2024/25

From: Corporate Parenting Panel - Wednesday 1st October, 2025 6.30 pm - October 01, 2025

...that the Adoption Connects Annual Report for 2024/25 be noted, reflecting the agency's activities in recruiting, assessing, and supporting prospective adopters, family finding, and providing adoption support services within Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes City.

Recommendations Approved

Freedom of the City of Milton Keynes

From: Special, Council - Tuesday 23rd September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 23, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Council - Wednesday 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to approve the minutes of the Council meeting held on 16 July 2025 as a correct record, and to receive the Standards Committee Annual Report, make the West Bletchley Neighbourhood Plan, and to support motions regarding residential children's homes, fair child maintenance, restoring pride in Milton Keynes, and the Joy of Six Parental Leave Campaign.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Co-optees to the Standards Committees

From: Council - Wednesday 17th September, 2025 7.30 pm - September 17, 2025

...to the Standards Committee of Milton Keynes City Council, Tara Jefferies of Great Linford Parish Council was appointed as a co-optee, effective from 18 September 2025, for a four-year term.

Recommendations Approved