Issue - meetings

Joint report of the Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care and the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills requesting that the Committee consider the draft Children and Young People's Strategy 2017-2020, attached.  This will be followed by a presentation on the Children and Families Transformation Programme.

The Committee considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care and the Cabinet Member for Education and Skills detailing the Children and Young People’s Strategy 2017-2020.   

Councillor Lewzey, Cabinet Member for Children’s Social Care and Councillor Paffey, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills were present and with the consent of the Chair addressed the meeting.

RESOLVED:

(i)  That the Committee are provided with a briefing paper on the Edge of Care Social Impact Bond initiative; and

(ii)  That, reflecting the Council’s aims of reducing demand for more intensive safeguarding services by promoting earlier intervention, the Committee are provided with information clarifying how capacity is being created to manage the anticipated increase in demand for early help and preventative services.