Agenda

Children and Young People's Scrutiny Panel
Monday, 21st January, 2013 5.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, London N22 8LE. View directions

Contact: Robert Mack  020 8489 2921

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Urgent Business

The Chair will consider the admission of any late items of urgent business (late items will be considered under the agenda item where they appear. New items will be dealt with at item 14 below).

3.

Declarations of Interest

A Member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a prejudicial interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered:

 

(i) must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest

becomes apparent, and

 

(ii) may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter and must withdraw from the meeting room.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests or the subject of a pending notification must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal interests and prejudicial interest are

defined at Paragraphs 5-7 and Appendix A of the Members’ Code of Conduct.

4.

Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions

To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B,

paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 77 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting of 11 December 2012 (attached).

6.

Cabinet Members Questions - Cabinet Member for Children

An opportunity for the Committee to question the Cabinet Member for Children, Councillor Ann Waters, on her portfolio.

7.

Budget Update 2012-13 pdf icon PDF 108 KB

To update the Panel on the current budgetary position for Children and Young People’s Services.                                                       

8.

School Standards pdf icon PDF 252 KB

To consider schools standards across the borough, including recent exam results.  

 

9.

School Improvement pdf icon PDF 125 KB

To report on work by the Council to support school improvement.

 

10.

Social Work Learning and Development pdf icon PDF 291 KB

To report on the Council’s approach to developing the professional skills and knowledge of its children’s social work practitioners.

 

11.

Progress report on the implementation of the Munro Report pdf icon PDF 147 KB

To consider and comment upon progress with the implementation of the Munro Report.

12.

Work Plan pdf icon PDF 40 KB

To consider the work plan for the Panel (attached).

13.

New Items of Urgent Business