Agenda

Children and Young People's Scrutiny Panel
Thursday, 14th March, 2013 5.00 pm

Venue: Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, 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 86 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting of 21 January 2013 (attached).

6.

Cabinet Members Questions - Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction/Youth Offer

An opportunity for the Panel to question the Cabinet Member for Finance and Carbon Reduction, Councillor Joe Goldberg, on issues relating to youth services, youth democracy, youth unemployment and youth offending which are included within his portfolio.

 

7.

Youth Offer pdf icon PDF 240 KB

To consider and comment upon developments within the Youth Service including:

·        Current strategy, targets and achievements against targets;

·        Details of work commissioned;

·        Planning that has been made for extending the service to younger children; and  

·        What is done to prevent youth offending.

 

Additional documents:

8.

Children's Centres

To consider the further development of Children’s Centres within the borough. (TO FOLLOW)

9.

"Outstanding for All" - Report of the Haringey Education Commission pdf icon PDF 97 KB

To consider the report of the Haringey Education Commission “Outstanding for All” and plans to implement its recommendations.  

Additional documents:

10.

Children's Safeguarding Policy and Practice Advisory Committee/Corporate Parenting Advisory Committee

To consider the respective roles of the above-mentioned Council bodies covering children’s issues.

11.

School Places

To report progress with the Panel’s in-depth piece of work on school places.

12.

Work Plan pdf icon PDF 32 KB

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

13.

New Items of Urgent Business