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.
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Date |
Minute number and subject (if applicable) |
Committee resolution or issue raised |
Comment or date required |
Complete?
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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 |
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2 |
17 Sep 2025 |
92 - Post Implementation Review (PIR) of the Home to School Travel Policy
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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.
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3 |
17 Sep 2025 |
93 – Bi-annual Performance Monitoring Report
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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