North Yorkshire Council

 

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee

 

17 December 2025

 

Progress on Issues Raised by the Committee

 

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services

 

 

1.0          PURPOSE OF REPORT

 

1.1          To advise Members of progress on issues which the Committee has raised at previous meetings.

 

 

2.0       BACKGROUND

 

2.1       This report will be submitted to the Committee as required, listing the Committee’s previous resolutions and/or when it requested further information to be submitted to future meetings.  The table below provides a list of issues which were identified at previous Committee meetings, and which have not yet been resolved.  The table also indicates where the issues are regarded as completed and will therefore not be carried forward to this agenda item at the next committee meeting. 

 

2.2       The Committee is asked to consider whether any further follow-up is required.

 

 

 

Date

Minute number and subject (if applicable)

Committee resolution or issue raised

Comment or date required

Complete?

 

1

17 Sep 2025

91 - Neurodiverse Member Champion

To discuss the Neurodiverse Member Champion report at the Mid Cycle Briefing on 17 November

Update provided at the next committee meeting

Report attached at Appendix A

2

17 Sep 2025

92 - Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Home to School Travel Policy

 

For the Assistant Director Inclusion to review the indicative timeline to include more updates to the committee.

By next committee meeting

Members are asked to note that Children and Young People’s Service will have started to collate data for the PIR by Spring 2026. The planned PIR timeline includes attendance at a Members’ Seminar in March 2026 to present an update. This means that by Sep 2026, councillors on the committee will have received a total of 3 PIR updates.

 

3

17 Sep 2025

93 – Bi-annual Performance Monitoring Report

 

For the next performance monitoring report to include the number of children who have re-enrolled in schools after being home educated.

To present to committee meeting on 25 March 2026

 

4

17 Sep 2025

94 – Fostering Service Update

Request for data for children in care achieving 9-4 pass in English and Maths from 2017 – 2024 (Appendix 5 of the report).

By next committee meeting

Completed - see Appendix B

5

17 Sep 2025

96 – Work Programme 2025/2026

Request for updates on SEND primary and secondary school exclusions and the new special school.

By next committee meeting

 

 

3.0       FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

 

3.1       There are no significant financial implications arising from this report.

 

4.0       LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

 

4.1       There are no significant legal implications arising from this report.

 

5.0       EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS

 

5.1       There are no significant equalities implications arising from this report.

 

6.0       CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS

 

6.1       There are no significant climate change implications arising from this report.

 

 

7.0        RECOMMENDATIONS

 

7.1        It is recommended that the committee:

 

            a)    notes the report;

            b)    considers whether any of the points highlighted in this report require further                      follow-up.

 

 

APPENDICES:

 

Appendix A: Neurodiverse Member Champion report - Mid Cycle Briefing on 17 November

Appendix B: Children in Care achieving 9-4 pass in English and Maths (%)

 

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:

 

None.

 

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive, Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

8 December 2025

 

Report Author: Alice Fox, Senior Scrutiny Officer