Agenda

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

To approve as a correct record, the Minutes of the proceedings of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel meetings held on 13 September 2023 and 4 October 2023.

The Panel to meet Councillor Bill Fairfoull, Deputy Executive Leader (Children & Families); Allison Parkinson, Director of Children’s Services; Alison Montgomery, Assistant Director; Melanie Field, Interim Head of Quality Assurance; and James Smith, Performance, Intelligence and Scrutiny Manager, to review the Children’s Social Care and Early Help Scorecard and to receive a summary of findings and learning from recent quality assurance work and audits, with a focus on practice improvement.

The Panel to meet Councillor Bill Fairfoull, Deputy Executive Leader (Children & Families); and Allison Parkinson, Director of Children’s Services, to receive the updated Children’s Social Care Improvement Plan.

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

To note that the next meeting of the Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel will take place on Wednesday 10 January 2024.

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