Sophie McNeill

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of Islington Council is scheduled to consider witness evidence from ZCD Architects as part of a scrutiny review. The committee will also receive an update on the Family First Programme and an Executive Member Report.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 15th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to discuss a range of topics, including a review of play spaces, the annual youth services impact report, and a performance report. They will also consider their work programme for the coming months. The meeting will include witness evidence from Make Space for Girls and council officers.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 4th November, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee were scheduled to meet on 4 November 2025 to discuss safeguarding and support services for children and young people in Islington. The agenda included verbal updates on government special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) reform, and the consideration of the Islington Safeguarding Children Annual Report, the Start for Life Programme Update, and the Child Protection Annual Report. The committee was also scheduled to discuss its work programme.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The Islington Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Youth Justice Plan, review the latest performance data, and consider school results. The committee noted the Youth Justice Plan, which aims to protect children from harm and reduce youth crime, and also reviewed the progress and challenges in key performance indicators, including school suspensions and persistent absenteeism. They also agreed to changes to the work programme, including moving the Bright Start update to November 2025 and scheduling witness evidence gathering for January 2026.

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee Co-Optee

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 14th July, 2025 7.00 pm

The Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee met to discuss a report on persistent absence in secondary schools, upcoming central government policy changes, and a scrutiny initiation document on play spaces and services. The committee noted the scrutiny report, discussed the implications of the government's reforms to children's services, and agreed to provide comments on the scrutiny initiation document by September. The committee also agreed to move their April 2026 meeting to an earlier date.