CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICES COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2009
Members are requested to note that prior to the commencement of business there will be a presentation by Young Carers, Moray.
BUSINESS
Only the items marked * can be considered and determined by all members of the Committee
1. Sederunt
2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests*
3. Resolution
WRITTEN QUESTIONS**
4. Consider any written questions on matters relating to the Children & Young People’s Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme.
STRATEGY / POLICY MATTERS
5. Services to Young Carers in Moray - Report by Director of Community Services
6. *Phased Entry to Primary 1 - Report by Director of Educational Services
7. Adoption Allowance Scheme - Report by Director of Community Services
8. Curators ad Litem and Reporting Officers - Joint Report by Director of Community Services and the Chief Legal Officer
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
9. * Primary School Functional Capacity and Occupancy - Report by Director of Educational Services, Appendix
10. * Educational and Community Services Capital Budgets 2009/10 - Joint Report by Directors of Educational and Community Services, see Appendix and Page 7
11. *Educational Services Revenue Budget Monitoring Report - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix
12. *Singleton Inspections of Pre-School Centres - Published Reports from October 2009 to November 2009 - Report by Director of Educational Services
13. *HMIE School Inspections - Moray Council Follow-Through Report September 2009 - Report by Director of Educational Services
14. *HMIE School Inspections - Published Reports September - November 2009 - Report by Director of Educational Services
15. *Interim Follow Through Report on Cluny Primary School and St Peter's RC Primary School - Report by Director of Educational Services
16. *Progress Update against Service Improvement Plan Actions for Period July to September 2009 and Performance Indicators from April to September 2009 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices 1 and 2
17. *Educational Services PPP Budget Monitoring Report - Report by Director of Educational Services
18. *Monitoring Report: Complaints Procedures - Report by Director of Educational Services
19. *Institute of Sport, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL) Health and Physical Activity Recognition Programme Assessment Sports Development, August 2009 - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendix
20. Children & Families Performance Report, Second Quarter, July - September 2009 - Report by Director of Community Services
21. Children & Families Revenue Budget Monitoring 2009/10 – Report by Director of Community Services
22. Community Services Service Development & Improvement Plan 2009 - 10, Monitoring Report, Second Quarter, July - September 2009 - Report by Director of Community Services
23. Complaints Monitoring Report, Second Quarter, July - September 2009 - Report by Director of Community Services
24. *Out of Area Placements and Additional Resource Packages - Joint Report by Directors of Community & Educational Services
OTHER MATTERS
25. *Curriculum for Excellence - Update - Report by Director of Educational Services, see Appendices 1, 2, 3 and 4
26. *Open Access to School Grounds - Report by Director of Educational Services
27. Co-Located Child Protection Unit - Report by Director of Community Services
QUESTION TIME***
28. Consider any oral questions on matters relating to the Children & Young People’s Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme
Items which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
29.
*Out of Area Placements and Additional
Resource Packages - Joint Report by Directors of Community and Educational
Services (
|
NB |
|
Information on terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Authority
|
Summary of Children and Young People’s Services Committee functions:
To exercise all the functions of the Council as Education Authority within the terms of relevant legislation with regard to school education, nurseries and child care, Gaelic, children’s services, leisure, libraries and museums, sport and the arts, CLD, life long learning, youth justice and child protection.
A full description of the functions within the remit of the Children and Young People’s Services Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme.
|
GUIDANCE NOTES |
* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting.
** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be tabled at the start of the relevant section of the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed.
No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.
*** Question Time - At each ordinary meeting of the Committee ten minutes will be allowed for Members questions when any Member of the Committee can put a question to the Chair on any business of the Committee. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed.
No supplementary question can be put or answered more than ten minutes after the Committee has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he/she can submit it in writing to the proper officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within seven working days.