Agenda

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 12 September 2024 10.00 am

Venue: Committee Room - Shire Hall, Gloucester. View directions

Contact: Laura Powick Email: laura.powick@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for absence To note any apologies for absence.
2.	Minutes of the previous meeting PDF 109 KB To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 18 July 2024. Additional documents: CFOSC Action Sheet 18 July 2024 , item 2. PDF 75 KB
3.	Declarations of interest Members of the Committee are invited to declare any pecuniary or personal interests relating to specific matters on the agenda. Please see note (a) at the end of agenda.
	Overview and Scrutiny Items
4.	Autism Strategy PDF 133 KB To consider an update report on progress with the Autism Strategy. To include presentations from: - Mel Harrison, Service Director for Children and Young People, and Tor Thurston, Lead for the Social Communication and Autism Assessment Service and CAMHS Neurodiversity Team, on diagnostic services. - Fiona Walker, Head of Community and Youth Justice, on youth justice.
5.	SEND Home to School Transport Project - Interim Update Report PDF 186 KB To consider a report on the SEND Home to School Transport Project, including the impacts of the review on children and families.
6.	One Plan for Children and Young People PDF 133 KB To receive an overview of the One Plan for Children and Young People. Additional documents: GCC_4196 One Plan for CYP in Gloucestershire 2024-30_Dev12 , item 6. PDF 2 MB Starting well pillar July 2024 , item 6. PDF 1 MB Growing well pillar July 2024 , item 6. PDF 2 MB Being well pillar July 2024 , item 6. PDF 2 MB
	INFORMATION ITEMS
7.	Local Area SEND Update Report PDF 363 KB To note the update on progress made regarding the inspection outcomes, as well as the wider context for the improvements.
	Work Planning
8.	WORK PLAN PDF 65 KB To review the Committee work plan and suggest items for consideration at future meetings. When making suggestions, members should consider the reasons for and expected benefit of scrutiny’s involvement. Members should also consider which area the item comes under: Overview – an item which involves members learning about a subject, asking questions of clarifications but does not necessarily lead to any action/recommendations Scrutiny – an item which requires members to examine the content and provide an outcome. Information – reports that are for members information, these reports can be presented and/or questioned in the meeting, but this should be kept to a minimum. For reference, the Forthcoming Executive Decision List can be accessed here: https://glostext.gloucestershire.gov.uk/mgDelegatedDecisions.aspx?&RP=0K=0&DM=0&HD=0&DS=1&Next=true&H=1&META=mgforthcomingdecisions&V=1
9.	FUTURE MEETINGS To note the dates of future meetings: 17 October 2024 7 November 2024 16 January 2025 6 March 2025 17 July 2025 11 September 2025 6 November 2025.