CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

DRAFT WORK PROGRAMME 2024/2025

SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE

· The interests of young people, including education, care and protection and family support

WEDNESDAY 29^TH JANUARY 2025 AT 10.00AM
ITEM	DRAFT OUTLINE/COMMENT	METHOD	LEAD
Care Experience as a Protected Characteristic Task and Finish Group	· Update on the Task and Finish Group meetings · Key findings · Recommendations to Full Council in February 2025	Report and Presentation	Mel Hutchinson, Assistant Director Children and Families
MID CYCLE BRIEFING – FRIDAY 24^TH JANUARY 2024 AT 2.00PM
Draft Work Programme 2024/25		Consideration of work programme and agenda items for Committee meeting on 19^th March 2025
COMMITTEE MEETING - WEDNESDAY 19^TH MARCH 2025 AT 10.00AM
Director of Public Health Annual Report	Director of Public Health to share the main outcomes and conclusions from the recommendations in the Annual Report 2023/2024.	Report and Presentation	Louise Wallace, Corporate Director
Schools Update	· The current picture, in terms of figures for all North Yorkshire Schools and Academies, including: - Performance and standards - Funding - Strategic planning · Financial position	Report and Presentation	Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion
Criminal exploitation	An update on those areas where criminals seek to exploit children and young people.  For example, County Lines.	Report	Mel Hutchinson, Assistant Director Children and Families
North Yorkshire SACRE Annual Report 2023/2024	· Examination results in Religious Education. · How SACRE has engaged with Schools · Progress against its Development Plan	Report	Amanda Newbold, Assistant Director Inclusion

ITEMS FOR MID CYCLE BRIEFING

DATE	POTENTIAL ITEM
Friday 24^th January 2025 at 2.00pm (in respect of the Committee meeting on 19^th March)	Draft work programme for 2025/2026