Vik Verma

Council: Bristol

Committees: Children and Young People Policy Committee (Officer) (Officer) Economy and Skills Policy Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

26 meetings · Page 1 of 6

Children and Young People Policy Committee Officer

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 22, 2026, 5:00 pm
Committee Officer

Bristol Schools Forum - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 5.00 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:00 pm
Economy and Skills Policy Committee CANCELLED Officer

Economy and Skills Policy Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 08, 2025
Children and Young People Policy Committee Officer

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Committee Officer

Bristol Schools Forum - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

110 decisions · Page 7 of 22

Corporate Risk Management Report - Quarter 2, 2025/26

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the Quarter 2 Corporate Risk Management Report for 2025/26, which provided an update on significant strategic risks to achieving the Council's objectives related to children and young people and summarised progress in managing those risks, including the risks of safeguarding vulnerable children and the Dedicated Schools Grant not being extended beyond March 2028.

Information Only

SEND Information Advice and Support Service Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award a contract for the implementation of the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service, and to make related decisions regarding contract extensions, variations, and procurement routes.

Recommendations Approved

Education Capital Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to approve the delivery of a capital project providing 30 new school places at Henbury Court Academy, authorize spending £1.178m for its refurbishment, approve expanding the St Anne's project to include roof works with an additional £2m allocation, and authorize spending the funding for the St Anne's project.

Recommendations Approved

Recommissioning of the Special Guardianship Order Therapy Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to recommission a contract or contracts for therapeutic providers to deliver therapeutic support to children under Special Guardianship Orders, using the Patient Choice route to market, and to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award the contract(s) for 3 + 1 years.

Recommendations Approved

Home to School Travel Phase 2 Business Case

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...the Committee approved the drawdown of £0.523 million from the council’s Transformation Reserve to fund the implementation of the Home to School Travel Phase 2 project and authorized the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to implement the business case.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 26

Average per Month: 1.4

Decisions Recorded: 110