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NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee Draft Committee Work Programme 2025/2026
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SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE · The interests of young people, including education, care and protection and family support |
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Meeting dates · Scheduled Committee Meetings: 18 June 2025, 17 September 2025, 17 December 2025, 25 March 2026 in person. · Scheduled Mid Cycle Briefings: 16 June 2025, 16 September 2025, 16 December 2025, 23 March 2026 via Teams.
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Meeting |
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Aims/Terms of Reference |
Report |
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Wednesday 18 June 2025 |
Young Person’s Champion Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Summary of Young Person’s Champion Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Cllr Alyson Baker (Young Person’s Champion) |
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AI and how North Yorkshire Council is utilising AI techniques |
Summary of how Children and Young People’s Services utilise AI and what the future looks like |
Stuart Carlton (Corporate Director) Jonny Hoyle (Development Lead Child Permanence) |
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Children’s Wellbeing Bill |
Summary of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill and implications for North Yorkshire Council |
Stuart Carlton (Corporate Director) |
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Wednesday 17 September 2025 |
Child Death Overview Panel – Annual Report 2024/2025 – emailed Anita 27/1 |
Summary of Child Death Overview Panel – Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Anita Dobson (Chair of the Child Death Overview Panel) Hannah Ellingworth (Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager) |
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North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Summary of North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Heather Pearson (Chair of NYSCP and Independent Scrutineer) |
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Minority Inclusion Support |
Update on the Minority Inclusion Support provided by North Yorkshire Council |
Barbara Merrygold (Head of Early Help) |
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Wednesday 17 December 2025 |
Foster Care Update |
Numbers of children in care and of foster carers |
Mel Hutchinson (Assistant Director Children and Families) Rosie Appleby (Head of Placement Support) |
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SEND Update |
Progress update of the SEND action plan |
Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director Inclusion)
Chris
Reynolds |
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SEND Employment Forum |
Update on the SEND Employment Forum |
Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director Inclusion)
Chris
Reynolds |
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Wednesday 25 March 2026 |
Schools Update |
Update on North Yorkshire Schools and Academies in relation to performance, funding and strategic planning. |
Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director Inclusion) |
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School Attendance Update |
Update on attendance and exclusion of primary and secondary school children in North Yorkshire |
Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director |
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North Yorkshire SACRE Annual Report 2024/2025 |
Annual update/presentation to the committee. |
Julie Pattison (Principal Adviser Monitoring, School Improvement Team) |
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Adoption Update |
Adoption Processes and Support |
Mel Hutchinson (Assistant Director Children and Families) Rosie Appleby (Head of Placement Support) |
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POTENTIAL ITEM |
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Tuesday 1 April 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 18 June 2025)
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To be determined
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Tuesday 5 August 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 17 September 2025)
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To be determined |
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Wednesday 5 November 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 17 December 2025)
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To be determined |
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Monday 19 January 2026 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 25 March 2026)
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To discuss draft work programme for 2026/27 |
Mid Cycle Briefings are attended by the Chair, Vice Chair and Group Spokespersons only.
Please note that the work programme is under continuous review and items may be rescheduled several times during the year.