Agenda item

For Members to receive updates on a range of Committee related matters.

The Chair invited Alison Jones, (Scrutiny Officer) to take Members through the report which updated the Committee on a range of issues relating to the Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee including:

• An updated CYP Work Programme 2023/24 for noting. (Appendix A)
• A copy of the Vale, Valleys and Cardiff (VVC) Adoption Collaborative Annual Report 2022/23 for noting (Appendix B)
• A copy of the draft Replacement Local Development Plan (RLDP) Joint Scrutiny Task and Finish Group report for noting (Appendix C)
• An update on the CYP School Organisation Planning Task & Finish Group and EOTAS Task & Finish Group
• An update on any informal business or updates received by this Scrutiny Committee for noting (including the Estyn letter)
• Links to the scrutiny of related matters by other scrutiny committees and other relevant council committees, which aims to provide Members with further information in relation to the committee’s work.

Members were invited to ask questions and make comments; the discussion is summarised as follows:

• Members referred to the Vale, Valleys and Cardiff (VVC) Adoption Collaborative Annual Report 2022/23 and a reference in the report referring to the fact that the Adoption Services during 2023/24 had to find cost savings of 3%. It was suggested that in Committee’s letter to Children’s Services Members ask for views on the impact of those cost savings.

• In relation to the Estyn letter members asked if it might be opportune to meet with them.  The Scrutiny officer responded that this was in hand and suggestions had been made for representatives from Estyn to attend the Committee meeting in March.  She would update Members when confirmed.