Contact: Heather Sanders

Direct Dial: 01934 634907

E-mail: heather.sanders@n-somerset.gov.uk

Date: 1st June 2005

Dear Sir or Madam

Children and Young People Policy & Scrutiny Panel

Thursday 9th June 2005, 6.00 p.m., New Council Chamber, TOWN HALL

A meeting of the Panel will take place as indicated above. The agenda is set out overleaf.

Members are asked to refer to the Agenda Papers of the Executive meeting held on 12th April 2005 (Item 7.1 refers) circulated to all members of the Council, to enable consideration of the reference at 5.1

Prior to this meeting members are invited to watch a short film about the Make Poverty History Campaign, a screening of which will be held at 5.30 p.m. in the New Council Chamber.

Yours faithfully

Solicitor to the Council

To: Members of the Panel

Councillors:

Jeremy Blatchford (Chairman), Tom Leimdorfer (Vice-Chairman), Astra Brand, Jenny Gosden, Ann Harley, Michael Johnston, Michael Nobes, Howard Roberts, Chanel Stevens, Sally Tabrett, Liz Wells

All other Members of the Council (for information)

AGENDA

1 Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes

2 Public Discussion (Standing Order SSO 9)

To receive and hear any person who wishes to address the Panel. The Chairman will select the order of the matters to be heard.

3 Declarations of Interest by Members

4 Minutes

4.1 Panel Meeting – 14th April 2005 (copy attached)

5 Matters referred by Council, the Executive, other Committees and Panels

Executive Meeting – 12th April 2005

5.1 Locking Castle – Campus Project (EXE 250) (a copy of the minute extract is attached)

6 Work Plan: Presentation and discussion on work planning (a copy of the work plan is attached)

7 Matters for Consideration

A Policy Related Matters

Report of the Director of Education

7.1 The Children Act: What is a Children’s Centre (presentation)

Report of the Director of Housing and Social Services

7.2 Youth Justice Plan (copy attached)

B Scrutiny Related Matters

7.3 Respite Care Working Group – follow up (The Executive Member for Social Care will be invited to respond to the working group’s findings)

7.4 Reports of the Executive Members (if any)

7.5 Children Champion Group (copy attached)

C Performance Related Matters

None

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EXEMPT ITEMS

Should the Panel wish to consider a matter as an Exempt Item, the Panel will be invited to pass the following resolution –

“(1) That the press, public, and officers not required by the Members, the Chief Executive or the Director, to remain during the exempt session, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the ground that its consideration will involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Section 100I of the Local Government Act 1972.”

Also, if appropriate, the following resolution should be passed –

“(2) That members of the Council who are not members of this Panel be invited to remain.”

MOBILE PHONES, PAGERS AND SIMILAR CALLING DEVICES

All persons attending this meeting are requested to turn off these devices in accordance with the Council’s statement concerning disturbance caused by such apparatus. The Chairman may approve an exception to this request in special circumstances.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURE

ON HEARING THE ALARM – (a continuous two tone siren)

Leave the room by the nearest exit door. Ensure that windows are closed.

Last person out to close the door.

DO NOT stop to collect personal belongings.

DO NOT use the lifts.

FOLLOW the green and white exit signs and make your way to the assembly point.

DO NOT re-enter the building until authorised to do so by the Fire Authority.

GO TO ASSEMBLY POINT D – THE CAR PARK OPPOSITE MAIN RECEPTION

AGENDA CONFERENCE

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Officers

The agenda conference will be held at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 9th June 2005, in the Kenn Room.

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