Agenda item

Children's Services Directorate Delivery Plan

(a)

Councillor Graham Hinchey, Cabinet Member – Children & Families will be invited to make a statement. He, along with Sarah McGill, Corporate Director People and Communities, and Irfan Alam, Assistant Director – Children’s Services will be available to answer Members’ questions;

 

(b)

Questions by members of the Committee;

 

(c)

The way forward for this item will be considered next.

 

 

Minutes:

The Chairperson welcomed Councillor Graham Hinchey (Cabinet Member – Children & Families), Sarah McGill (Corporate Director, People and Communities) and Irfan Alam (Assistant Director, Children’s Services) to the meeting and to present the report.

 

The Corporate Director, People and Communities provided Members with a detailed presentation, but referred specifically to the Key principles underlying future vision; Prevention, Locality and Person-centred and also provided Members with details of Partnership delivery. 

 

Members were invited to comment, seek clarification, or raise questions on the information received. Those discussions are summarised as follows:

 

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Members queried how delivery is to be measured and were advised that there was an Action Plan outlining the work to improve outcomes and also specific project plans.  The Corporate Director advised that the Action Plan could be circulated.

 

AGREED – That the Chairperson writes to the Cabinet Member on behalf of the Committee expressing their comments and observations discussed during the Way Forward.

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