The Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee has been established to scrutinise the provision, planning and management of children and young people’s services – including children’s social care; safeguarding children; children in care; SEN and education inclusion, troubled families and the Youth Offending Service (YOS) education, learning and schools; youth services; early years; education capital estate and youth & play services.

The Children and Education Scrutiny Sub-Committee will discharge the Council’s statutory functions to undertake overview and scrutiny, insofar as these pertain to Children’s and Education matters. This will include:

a)    Reviewing and/or scrutinising decisions made or actions taken in connection with the discharge of the Council’s children social care and education functions;

b)    Advising the Mayor or Cabinet of key issues/questions arising in relation to children and education reports due to be considered by the Mayor or Cabinet;

c)    Making reports and/or recommendations to the Council and/or Mayor or Cabinet in connection with the discharge of children and education functions;

d)    Delivering (c) by organising an annual work programme, drawing on the knowledge and priorities of the Council, registered providers and other stakeholders, that will identify relevant topics or issues that can be properly scrutinised;

e)    Holding service providers to account, where recent performance fails to meet the recognised standard, by looking at relevant evidence and make recommendations for service improvements;

f)     Considering children and education matters affecting the area or its inhabitants, including where these matters have been brought to the attention of the sub-committee by tenant and resident associations, or members of the general public; and

g)    The sub-committee will report annually to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on its work.

The Sub-Committee seeks to engage the public in its work. Details of how you can get involved can be found in the scrutiny section on our ways of participation page

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