Apologies were received from Mr M Oxley and Mr A Menzies.

To confirm the record of the meeting of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel held on 21 June 2018 (previously circulated).

The minutes of the Children and Young People Scrutiny Panel held on 21 June 2018, copies of which had been previously circulated, were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

In accordance with the Regulations, Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this Agenda and/or indicate if Section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.

Mr Arnold declared a personal interest as his wife was a Governor for Catmose College and was the Vice-Principal for Corby Technical School.

Mr Walters declared a personal interest as he had children at Harrington School, and had previously been hired as a photographer for Hanson Cement.

To receive any petitions, deputations and questions received from Members of the Public in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule 217.

The total time allowed for this item shall be 30 minutes.  Petitions, declarations and questions shall be dealt with in the order in which they are received.  Questions may also be submitted at short notice by giving a written copy to the Committee Administrator 15 minutes before the start of the meeting.

The total time allowed for questions at short notice is 15 minutes out of the total time of 30 minutes.  Any petitions, deputations and questions that have been submitted with prior formal notice will take precedence over questions submitted at short notice.  Any questions that are not considered within the time limit shall receive a written response after the meeting and be the subject of a report to the next meeting.

No petitions, deputations or questions had been received.

To consider any questions with notice from Members received in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rules No 219 and No. 219A.

No questions with notice had been received from Members.

To consider any Notices of Motion from Members submitted in accordance with the provisions of Procedure Rule No 220.

No notices of motion had been received from Members.

To consider any matter referred to the Panel for a decision in relation to call in of a decision in accordance with Procedure Rule 206.

No matter had been referred to the Panel for a decision in relation to a call-in of a decision in accordance with Procedure Rule 206.

To receive Report No.155/2018 from the Strategic Director for People.

Report No. 155/2018 was received from the Strategic Director for People.

Ms Curtis introduced the report, the purpose of which was to report to the panel with assurance that there was currently sufficient childcare to meet the requirements of parents and carers and that the Learning and Skills Service is undertaking a range of planned activities to manage the market and maintain sufficient capacity within the system.

During discussion the following points were noted:

      i.        Two new childcare provisions would hopefully be setup by January 2018, with one at Kendrew Barracks, and the other at Oakham Enterprise Park. Both would be able to take 50 children.

    ii.        Ms Curtis noted that her team were keen to engage with as many parties as possible regarding childcare assessment. There had been a good response from Oakham, Ryhall, and Uppingham, but the team hoped to meet more parents and will look to work with parish councils and schools. The main issue with collecting data was it was only being done at one particular time of year whereas it would be better if gathered over time.

RESOLVED

That the Panel NOTED the report.

To receive Report No. 162/2018 from Simon Westwood, Independent Chairman of the Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board.

Report No. 162/2018 was received from the Independent Chair of the Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board (LRLSCB).

Mr James Fox, Business Manager for the Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Boards, introduced the report. The purpose of which was to seek the views of the Panel on the draft Annual Report 2017/18 for the LRLSCB.

During discussion, the following points were noted:

      i.        The Panel noted that a lot of the data was negative, and that the information was six months old. Mr Fox would look to find further information and analysis of any changes that may have occurred since the data was collated, and would include this as an addendum to the final report.

    ii.        The report showed that 61% of organisations surveyed carried out DBS checks for both relevant staff and volunteers. Mr Fox noted that the Board had a voluntary sector reference group that was carrying out communication following up concern that volunteers were not being DBS checked in a number of organisations. It was noted that the update figure would not be known until another survey had taken place.

   iii.        It was noted that the materials for the LRSAB framework had been published on their website www.lrsb.org.uk. The materials, including PowerPoint presentations, could be used in team meetings to notify staff on safeguarding risks.

RESOLVED

That the Panel NOTED the report.

To receive Report No.164/2018 from Mike Sandys, the Director of Public Health.

Report No. 164/2018 was received from the Director for Public Health.

Mr Mike Sandys, Director for Public Health introduced the report, the purpose of which was to inform the Panel of the process and development of the new Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and to seek views in relation to areas where further analysis would be helpful in the future; and the draft recommendations made.

During discussion the following points were noted:

      i.        It was noted that work was needed on updating the language used within the report so that it was easy to read for those not familiar with the subject.

    ii.        It was noted that the data used in the report was not up to date. Mr Sandys noted it was the best data they had available. Dr O’Neill offered to provide some updated data as the Council had live data on children’s needs.

RESOLVED

That the Panel NOTED the report

To receive a report from the Strategic Director for People and a presentation from Gill Curtis, Head of Learning and Skills

Report No. 163/2018 was received from the Strategic Director for People.

Ms Curtis introduced the report, the purpose of which was to provide the panel with an interim review of the activity being undertaken by the Learning and Skills Service to assess the current provision available to Rutland children for their post 16 education, employment and training.

A presentation was received from Ms Curtis, a copy of which will be available alongside the minutes of the meeting.

During discussion the following points were noted:

      i.        Mr Stephen Redding, Managing Director for Octopus Computers noted that they had had two apprentices who had progressed to become full time employees of the company.

    ii.        Mr John Harrison, Head of Harington School noted that a strong link had been forged between Harington School and Oakham School by the sharing apprenticeship and university events.

   iii.        Mr Bool complemented New College Stamford on the service provided to those with special needs.

   iv.        The Panel noted that it was good to see a rise of apprenticeships and that schools were encouraging students to consider this option rather than just A-Levels.

    v.        The Chair noted that it was important to show that there were also mature student options in education.

   vi.        Ms Curtis noted that there was now more targeted careers advice available for those with special needs and disabilities.

RESOLVED

That the Panel NOTED the report.

To receive Report No.135/2018 from the Strategic Director for Resources.

The report was taken without debate.

AGREED

That the Panel NOTED the report.

To consider the current Forward Plan and identify any relevant items for inclusion in the Children’s and Young People Scrutiny Panel annual work plan or to request further information.

Copies of the Forward Plan will be available at the meeting.

Members would send any ideas or requests to the Chair regarding items they wished to see on the annual work plan.

To receive any other items of urgent business which have been previously notified to the person presiding

Report No. 179/2018 was received from the Project Manager of CAMHS at the Leicestershire Partnership Trust.

Mr Walters introduced the report the purpose of which was to provide feedback for the Leicestershire Partnership Trust’s proposals for the permanent relocation and expansion of the local CAMHS inpatient unit.

During discussion the following points were noted:

      i.        The Panel was not pleased that the report had come at short notice and was poorly written.

    ii.        Mr Walters noted he had refused to sign a letter of support until there had been a report, however the report had been written and published more quickly that it should have been.

   iii.        It was noted that the proposal would be a better option than what was on offer at the moment.

   iv.        There was concern from the panel regarding the lack of a public consultation and they would have welcomed a presentation on the proposal by the Leicestershire Partnership Trust.

RESOLVED

That the panel SUPPORTED the proposals, but wished to see the business case that is referred to in the report.

Thursday 22 November 2018 at 7 pm.

Thursday 22 November 2018 at 7pm.