Agenda

Children and Young People's Scrutiny Panel
Tuesday, 12th November, 2013 5.00 pm

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

Contact: Rob Mack X 2921

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence View the background to item 1.
2.	Urgent Business View the background to item 2. 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 View the background to item 3. 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 View the background to item 4. To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.
5.	Minutes PDF 81 KB View the background to item 5. To approve the minutes of the meeting of 26 September 2013.
6.	Cabinet Member Questions - Cabinet Member for Children An opportunity for the Panel to question the Cabinet Member for Children, Councillor Ann Waters, on her portfolio.
7.	Safeguarding Update To update the Panel on recent developments in respect of children’s safeguarding.
8.	Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and First Response Service Information Sharing PDF 137 KB To report on progress with activities instigated by the Council and its partners to examine and, where necessary, improve on social work practice and procedures in the light of recent High Court junction.
9.	Haringey Families First (Troubled Families) Update PDF 120 KB To report on the development of the Haringey Families First initiative.
10.	Summary of Pupil Premium 2012/13 PDF 145 KB To consider a breakdown on individual Pupil Premium allocations to schools in 2012/13, report on improvements in pupil attainment and summarise the key interventions that schools are funding. Additional documents: Appendix 1 - LA PP Allocation 2012-13 with School names (2) , item 10. PDF 50 KB Appendix 2 - KS2 GCSE FSM data (2) , item 10. PDF 93 KB Appendix 3 Ofsted report on Pupil Premium , item 10. PDF 578 KB
11.	Gifted and Talented Pupils in Haringey PDF 136 KB To report on provision for gifted and talented children within Haringey schools.
12.	School Expansions PDF 113 KB To report on proposals to expand primary schools within the borough. Additional documents: Appendix 1 St Mary's criteria_2014-2015 , item 12. PDF 436 KB Appendix 2 St James criteria 2014-2015 , item 12. PDF 101 KB
13.	Social Work Resourcing PDF 94 KB To receive an update on the current position with regard to social work recruitment and retention.
14.	Issues from Area Committee Chairs View the background to item 14. To provide an opportunity for Chairs of Area Committees to raise any issues relating to matters within the Panel’s terms of reference.
15.	Work Plan PDF 59 KB View the background to item 15. To consider the ongoing work plan for the Panel.
16.	New Items of Urgent Business View the background to item 16.