Children and Young People Committee

Councillor Richard Forster

Chair: Councillor Richard Forster

This committee is specifically involved in scrutinising, monitoring and reviewing:

  • how well the Safeguarding Children Partnership and the Children and Young People’s Partnership are doing
  • how well the goals outlined in the Children and Young People Plan and Corporate Plan are being met
  • efforts made to protect and keep children safe from harm, including protecting them from sexual abuse
  • efforts made to protect, support and improve outcomes for children in care
  • the effectiveness of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
  • social work caseloads
  • the results of integrating services through the Wakefield Families Together model, Team Around Early Years, Team Around the School, and Team Around the Family
  • work, progress, and performance of the Youth Offending Team
  • work, progress, and performance of the Troubled Families programme
  • fostering and Adoption services
  • arrangements for fulfilling the Council’s statutory duties, assurances and arrangements for Safeguarding and holding the Director of Children’s Services and lead Members to account
  • education and inclusion
  • improving education for all children young people in the District
  • measures being undertaken to reduce the gap in educational attainment between advantaged and disadvantaged children
  • what is being done to reduce the gap in educational attainment between advantaged and disadvantaged children
  • early years’ education and childcare
  • commissioning for children’s services
  • school strategy and performance including reviewing Ofsted reports.
  • any issues relating to children and education including bullying, safer schools, transport, schools forum etc.
  • programmes associated with the building and refurbishment of learning resource centres / schools / academies
  • the work of any relevant partnerships or public bodies that deliver services to children in the District

Committee Members

Councillors

Co-opted Members

  • Keith Garforth - recruited from the general public
  • Debbie Kahler - teaching union representative
  • Ruth Love - recruited from the general public
  • Kathy Robertson - Church of England Diocese representative
  • Andy Tagger - recruited from the general public
  • Alasdair Manson - recruited from the general public
  • Chris Bingham - voluntary and community sector representative
  • Vacancies x 4

Minutes, agendas and future meetings

You can find the minutes, agendas, and future meeting dates of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board and Committees in Our Meetings Database.

Contact Us

Overview and Scrutiny Office County Hall Wakefield WF1 2QW

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