Agenda

Children's Services Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday, 8th March, 2023 6.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1 - Tameside One. View directions

Contact: Paul Radcliffe, Policy and Strategy Lead  0161 342 2199 or Email: paul.radcliffe@tameside.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive any declarations of interest from members of the Scrutiny Panel.

 

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 74 KB

To approve as a correct record, the Minutes of the proceedings of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel held on 11 January 2023.

4.

SEND pdf icon PDF 543 KB

The Panel to meet Councillor Leanne Feeley, Executive Member (Education, Achievement and Equalities); Alison Stathers-Tracey, Director of Children’s Services; and Jane Sowerby, Assistant Director of Education, to receive an update on improvements to SEND services.

5.

TAMESIDE SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN PARTNERSHIP pdf icon PDF 814 KB

The Panel to meet Dr Henri Giller, Independent Chair of Tameside Safeguarding Children Partnership; and Tony Decrop, Assistant Director, to receive the Annual Report 2021-22.

 

6.

CHILDREN'S PERFORMANCE SCORECARD pdf icon PDF 720 KB

The Panel to receive the Early Help and Children’s Social Care scorecard.

 

7.

SCRUTINY BUDGET LETTER pdf icon PDF 222 KB

The Chair to update members on the annual budget letter presented at the joint meeting of Executive Cabinet and Overview Panel on 8 February 2023.

8.

SCRUTINY ACTIVITY 2022/23 pdf icon PDF 223 KB

The Chair to present a summary of activity undertaken during the 2022/23 municipal year.

 

9.

CHAIR'S UPDATE

The Chair to provide a verbal update on activity and future priorities of the Panel. 

10.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To note that this is the last formal meeting of the Scrutiny Panel for the 2022/23 municipal year. 

 

11.

URGENT ITEMS

To consider any additional items the Chair is of the opinion shall be dealt with as a matter of urgency.