Agenda

To issue a welcome to those present, and to confirm if there are any apologies for absence.

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

The minutes of the meeting of the Children, Young People, and Education Scrutiny Commission held on 8 September 2026 have been circulated, and Members are asked to confirm them as a correct record.

The Chair is invited to make any announcements as they see fit. 

Any questions, representations and statements of case submitted in accordance with the Council’s procedures will be reported.

Any petitions received in accordance with Council procedures will be reported.

The Strategic Director of Social Care and Education submits the yearly Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership report.

The Director of Children's Social Work and Early Help submits a report onprogress on the delivery of Family Therapies; Multisystemic Therapy (MST), MST for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST CAN), Functional Family Therapy for Child Welfare (FFT-CW), Safe Steps Home, and Family Group  Decision Making (FGDM), for the period January-March 2026 (Quarter 4).

The Strategic Director of Social Care and Education submits a report providing an overview of corporate parenting activity and performance from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026.

The Strategic Director of Social Care and Education submits a report providing an overview of the recruitment and retention challenges affecting the Council’s Children’s and Education workforce and the action being taken to address these pressures.

The Strategic Director of Social Care and Education submits a report providing an update on children and young people who come to Leicester having arrived from abroad seeking safety.

Members of the Commission will be asked to consider the work programme and make suggestions for additional items as it considers necessary.