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Agenda and minutes

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Meeting Room G.01, Ground Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Contact: Jerry Connolly, Scrutiny Policy Officer, Email:  Jerry.Connolly@leicester.gov.uk  Jacob Mann, Democratic Services Officer, 0116 454 5843, Email: jacob.mann@leicester.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

14.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

Minutes:

5.30pm

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Thalukdar, Councillor Riyait, Councillor Dr Moore and Janet McKenna (Unison rep).

 

The Chair noted that Councillor Crewe, Councillor Khan, Carolyn Lewis (Co-optee) and Mohit Sharma (Co-optee) were absent and the meeting was therefore inquorate.

 

As there was not a quorum present the meeting stood adjourned for fifteen minutes to allow for any late attendees.

 

5.45pm

The Chair declared that there was not a quorum present, and the meeting would therefore adjourn immediately.

 

The Chair noted that the remaining business on the agenda would be considered at a time and date to be fixed or at the next ordinary meeting scheduled.

 

The Chair and those present received a short informal briefing from the Strategic Director of Social Care and Education on matters not on the agenda regarding the impending Ofsted multi-agency inspection which had been notified to take place for the week commencing 19th September 2022.

 

The informal briefing included an overview of how the inspection would be carried out, the work being done to prepare and reference to past inspections and outcomes.

 

It was noted that confidential feedback would be received on the last day of the inspection however this type of inspection would not lead to a graded judgment. A letter was expected to be received around December 2022 providing extensive commentary feedback about the inspection and any areas identified for further improvement which would be shared with the commission.

 

The Chair thanked those present.

 

15.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members are asked to declare any interests they may have in the business to be discussed.

Minutes:

Not applicable, meeting adjourned as inquorate.

16.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING pdf icon PDF 144 KB

 The minutes of the meeting of the Children, Young People, and Education Scrutiny Commission held on 14 June 2022 are attached and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

17.

CHAIR'S ANNOUNCMENTS

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

18.

PETITIONS

The Monitoring Officer to report on the receipt of any petitions.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

19.

QUESTIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND STATEMENTS OF CASE

The Monitoring Officer to report on any questions, representations, or statements of case received.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

20.

SEND GREEN PAPER CONSULTATION RESPONSE pdf icon PDF 341 KB

The Strategic Director or Social Care and Education submits the response from Leicester City Council to the Government’s SEND Green Paper Consultation.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

21.

NEW SEND INSPECTION FRAMEWORK UPDATE

The Strategic Director of Social Care and Education will present a verbal update on the new Area SEND inspections framework from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

22.

WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 381 KB

The Commission’s Work Programme is attached for information and comment.

Minutes:

DEFERRED to the next meeting.

 

23.

ANY OTHER URGENT BUSINESS

Minutes:

None notified.

24.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Minutes:

To note the next ordinary scheduled meeting is on Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 5.30pm