Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel Date: Thursday 5 July 2012 Time: 2pm Venue: Edwards Room, County Hall, Norwich Persons attending the meeting are requested to turn off mobile phones. Membership Mrs J Chamberlin (Chairman) Mr R Bearman Mrs J Leggett Dr A Boswell Mr J Mooney Mr J Carswell Mr P Morse Miss C Casimir Mr W Nunn Mr B Collins Mr M Scutter Mrs S Gurney Miss J Virgo Mr R Hanton Mr P Wells Mr M Kiddle-Morris Ms S Whitaker Parent Governor Representatives Mr P East Dr L Poliakoff Church Representatives Mrs J O’Connor Mr A Mash Non-Voting Schools Forum Representative Dr B Carrington Non-Voting Cabinet Member Mrs A Thomas Non-Voting Deputy Cabinet Member Mr T Garrod Vulnerable Children Mr P Hardy Education Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel 5 July 2012 Non-Voting Co-opted Advisors Mr S Adamson Norfolk Governors Network Ms J Butler Special Needs Education Mrs S Cooke Primary Education Vacancy Post-16 Education Ms C Smith Secondary Education For further details and general enquiries about this Agenda please contact the Committee Officer: Catherine Wilkinson on 01603 223230 or email [email protected] A g e n d a 1. To receive apologies and details of any substitute members attending 2. Minutes (Page 1) To receive the minutes of the meeting of the Children’s Services Overview & Scrutiny Panel held on 10 May 2012. 3. Members to Declare any Interests Please indicate whether the interest is a personal one only or one which is prejudicial. A declaration of a personal interest should indicate the nature of the interest and the agenda item to which it relates. In the case of a personal interest, the member may speak and vote on the matter. Please note that if you are exempt from declaring a personal interest because it arises solely from your position on a body to which you were nominated by the County Council or a body exercising functions of a public nature (e.g. another local authority), you need only declare your interest if and when you intend to speak on a matter. If a prejudicial interest is declared, the member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed unless members of the public are allowed to make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter, in which case you may attend the meeting for that purpose. You must immediately leave the room when you have finished or the meeting decides you have finished, if earlier. These declarations apply to all those members present, whether the member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area. 4. To receive any items of business which the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency 5. Public Question Time Fifteen minutes for questions from members of the public of which due notice has been given. Please note that all questions must be received by the Committee Team ([email protected] or 01603 223230) by 5pm on Monday 2 July 2012. For guidance on submitting public questions, please view the Council Constitution, Appendix 10. 6. Local Member Issues/Member Questions Fifteen minutes for local members to raise issues of concern of which Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel 5 July 2012 due notice has been given. Please note that all questions must be received by the Committee Team ([email protected] or 01603 223230) by 5pm on Monday 2 July 2012. 7. Cabinet Member Feedback 8. Forward Work Programme: Scrutiny (Page 11) Report by the Director of Children’s Services 9. Children’s Services Finance Outturn Report for 2011-2012 & (Page 15) Performance Monitoring Report Report by the Director of Children’s Services 10. The Forward Planning of Sufficient 0-19 Learner Places (Page 43) Report by the Director of Children’s Services 11. The Troubled Families Initiative (Page A1) Report by the Director of Children’s Services 12. Small Schools Working Group Final Report (Page 53) Report by the Director of Children’s Services 13. Annual Approval of the Statement of Purpose of Norfolk’s (Page 67) Residential Children’s Homes and a Summary Review of the year Report by the Director of Children’s Services 14. Statement of Purpose: Norfolk County Council Adoption Agency (Page 77) Annual Review Report by the Director of Children’s Services 15. Statement of Purpose of Norfolk’s Fostering Services Annual (Page 101) Review Report by the Director of Children’s Services 16. Health of Looked After Children (Page 135) Report by the Director of Children’s Services 17. Regular Day and Time of Meeting Group Meetings Conservative 1:00 pm Colman Room Liberal Democrats 1:00 pm Room 504 Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel 5 July 2012 Chris Walton Head of Democratic Services County Hall Martineau Lane Norwich NR1 2DH Date Agenda Published: 27 June 2012 If you need this document in large print, audio, Braille, alternative format or in a different language please contact Catherine Wilkinson on 0344 800 8020 or 0344 800 8011 (textphone) and we will do our best to help. Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Panel Minutes of the Meeting Held on Thursday 10 May 2012 Present: Mrs J Chamberlin (Chairman) Mr R Bearman Mr M Kiddle-Morris Dr A Boswell Mrs J Leggett Mr B Bremner Mr J Mooney Mr M Brindle Mr W Nunn Mr J Carswell (Vice Chairman) Mr J Perry-Warnes Mrs M Chapman-Allen Mr M Scutter Mr B Collins Miss J Virgo Mrs S Gurney Mr P Wells Church Representative: Mr A Mash Non-voting Schools Forum Representative: Dr B Carrington Non-Voting Deputy Cabinet Members: Mr T Garrod Vulnerable Children Mr P Hardy Education Non-Voting Co-Opted Advisors: Mrs S Cooke Primary Education Ms C Smith Secondary Education Mrs Jacqueline Westrop Norfolk Governors Network Other Members in attendance: Dr M Strong Local Member for Wells 1. Election of Chairman 1.1 Mrs Chamberlin was elected as Chairman of the Panel for the ensuing year. 2. Election of Vice Chairman 2.1 Mr Carswell was elected as Vice Chairman of the Panel for the ensuing year. 3. Apologies and substitutions 3.1 Apologies were received from Miss Casimir (Mrs M Chapman-Allen substituting), Mr R Hanton (Mr Perry-Warnes substituting), Ms S Whitaker (Mr B Bremner substituting), Mr P East, Dr L Poliakoff, Mrs J O’Connor, Mrs A Thomas, Mr S Adamson (Mrs J Westrop substituting), and Ms J Butler. 4. Minutes 4.1 The minutes of the meeting held on 8 March 2012 were considered and the following amendment made: Item 11.2 bullet point line 1 to read ‘Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCH&C) were there current provider’ With this amendment, the minutes were agreed by the Panel and signed as an accurate record of the meeting. 5. Declarations of Interests 5.1 Mr Mash declared a personal interest in item 12 as a representative of the Church of England Schools. 5.2 Mrs Leggett declared a personal interest in item 12 as Chair of Governors at White Woman Lane School. 6. Items of Urgent Business 6.1 There were no items of urgent business. 7. Public Question Time 7.1 There were no public questions. 8. Local Member Issues/Member Questions 8.1 Dr Strong spoke in relation to item 12, reporting that she had discussed the proposals with the governors of the schools who were enthusiastic about the changes. Concern had been expressed regarding parental involvement and it was noted that they would be encouraged to participate in the consultation. Issues involved in handing over to churches would be fully explored. 8.2 Mr Perry-Warnes also spoke in relation to item 12, reporting that as a governor of Kelling Primary School he supported the proposals, suggesting that it would further improve standards of education. 9. Cabinet Member Feedback 9.1 The Deputy Cabinet Member for Vulnerable Children reported that the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services was away visiting schools in China. 9.2 Mr Stone, previously Deputy Cabinet Member for Education, was congratulated on his elevation to Cabinet Member for Culture, Customer Service and Communication, and was thanked for his contribution to the Children’s Services department. Mr Hardy was welcomed as the new Deputy Cabinet Member for Education. 9.3 Mr Garrod reported that 12 Innovation Zones had been set up which would commission an external independent evaluation of the approach to ensure that it was the most effective use of resources. The Youth Advisory Board capacity would be developed to participate in peer evaluation and support. 9.4 Mr Hardy reported that he was working with officers in relation to attainment, funding challenges and support available. Visits to schools were planned, and part of this programme would include encouraging schools to reduce their carbon footprint. A report on fair funding for small schools would be presented at the next meeting. 10. Forward Work Programme: Scrutiny 10.1 The annexed report (10) by the Director of Children’s Services was received. The report asked Members to review and develop the programme for scrutiny. 10.2 It was noted that at the previous meeting it had been agreed to appoint a working group to look at the health care provision of looked after children. In the light of progress made in this area, the Panel agreed that it would in the first instance like to consider a paper on this subject at its next meeting.