Contact: Heather Sanders

Direct Dial: 01934 634907

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

Date: 31st October 2005

Dear Sir or Madam

Children & Young People’ s Services Policy & Scrutiny Panel

Tuesday 8th November 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 25th October 2005 (Item 12 (3)), circulated to all Members of Council, to enable consideration of the reference at Agenda Item 5.1

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

Added Members:

Kaye Cooke (Free Church Federal Council Representative)

Gary Leece (Secondary Schools Parent Governor Representative)

Justin Templer (Catholic Church Representative)

Jackie Waters-Dewhurst (Church of England Representative)

Primary Schools Parent Governor Representative - Vacancy

Right to Speak:

Sarah Brown (Youth Parliament Representative)

Ron Fowler (Governors Forum Representative)

Beverley Humphries (Primary Teachers Representative)

Ann Lemon (Secondary Teachers Representative)

Dr Barry Wratten (Headteachers Association Representative)

Higher/Further Education Representative

Special Education Teachers Representative

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 Children and Young People’s Services Policy & Scrutiny Panel held on 6th October 2005 (copy attached page 4)

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

Executive Meeting 25th October 2005

5.1 First Draft of the Medium Term Financial Forecast (MTFF) IV and key budget principles and assumptions - EXE 97 (copy of the minute extract attached – to enable meaningful discussion Members area requested to bring their copy of the report to the Executive to this meeting) (page 7)

6 Matters for Consideration

A Policy Related Matters

6.1 Former Executive Member’s response to the Finance and Resources and Children and Young People Policy and Scrutiny Panels’ Joint Working Group on Foster Care (copy attached page 9)

6.2 Youth Matters Green Paper consultation– feedback from recent workshop (oral report)

B Scrutiny Related Matters

6.3 Report of the Executive Member

C Performance Related Matters

None

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 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 8th November in the Kenn Room.

This document can be made available in a different format on request.