NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Draft Committee Work Programme 2025/2026

 

 

 

SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE

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

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. 

 

Meeting

Subject

Aims/Terms of Reference

Report

 

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)

 

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)

 

Children’s Wellbeing Bill

Summary of the Children’s Wellbeing Bill and implications for North Yorkshire Council

Stuart Carlton (Corporate Director)

 

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)

 

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)

 

Minority Inclusion Support

Update on the Minority Inclusion Support provided by North Yorkshire Council

Barbara Merrygold

(Head of Early Help)

 

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)

 

SEND Update

Progress update of the SEND action plan

Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director Inclusion)

Chris Reynolds
(Head of SEND Strategic Planning and Resource)

 

SEND Employment Forum

Update on the SEND Employment Forum

Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director Inclusion)

Chris Reynolds
(Head of SEND Strategic Planning and Resource)

 

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)

 

School Attendance Update

Update on attendance and exclusion of primary and secondary school children in North Yorkshire

Amanda Newbold (Assistant Director

 

North Yorkshire SACRE Annual Report 2024/2025

Annual update/presentation to the committee.

Julie Pattison

(Principal Adviser Monitoring, School Improvement Team)

 

Adoption Update

Adoption Processes and Support

Mel Hutchinson (Assistant Director Children and Families)

Rosie Appleby

(Head of Placement Support)

 

 

 

ITEMS FOR MID CYCLE BRIEFINGS

DATE

POTENTIAL ITEM

 

Tuesday 1 April 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 18 June 2025)

 

 

To be determined

 

 

Tuesday 5 August 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 17 September 2025)

 

 

To be determined

 

Wednesday 5 November 2025 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 17 December 2025)

 

 

To be determined

 

Monday 19 January 2026 (in respect of the Committee meeting on 25 March 2026)

 

 

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.