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            CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SELECT COMMITTEE

    3 OCTOBER 2007 AT 10.30 A.M.

            THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CASTLE HILL OFFICES, WINCHESTER

    KAREN WIDDOWSON

    7334

e-mail: [email protected]

PART 1 - PROCEDURAL ITEMS

1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

      All Members who believe they have a personal or a personal prejudicial interest in any

      matter to be considered at the meeting must declare that personal interest and having regard to the circumstances described in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12 of the County Council's Code of Conduct, consider whether to leave the meeting whilst the matter is discussed. The declaration should be made at the time of the relevant debate.

3. MINUTES

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 5 July 2007.

4. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS

      To receive any communications the Chairman may have for this meeting.

5. DEPUTATIONS

PART 2 - ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

6. PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

      To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services reviewing the work that is being done within the overall programme of prevention and risk management that was subject to a scrutiny report in 2005 and an update report in 2006.

7. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE ROLL OUT OF LOCALITY TEAMS

      To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services Hampshire updating Members on the adoption of a Locality Team structure as being the most effective way to develop Early Intervention Services and to align this with the implementation of the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and Lead Professional role.

8. SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS - UPDATE TO THE CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS TASK AND FINISH GROUP

    To consider the report of the Director of Children's Services providing an update on the questions raised by the Children's Special Needs Task and Finish Group report of 23 May 2006 in relation to why parents lodge appeals to the SEN and Disability Tribunal (SENDisT) and the response to the recommendations of their report made by the Executive Member for Children's Services at the Committee on 10 October 2006.

9. SCRUTINY OF EDUCATION PROVISION FOR DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED (HI) CHILDREN - FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REVIEW GROUP

      To consider the report of the Chairman of the Deaf and HI Review Group detailing the findings and recommendations of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (HI) Review Group set up to consider the proposed options for the future pattern of provision for deaf and HI children.

PART 3 - FINAL SELECTION OF TOPICS FOR WORK PROGRAMME

    Following the workshop on 7 September 2007 Members requested an update on the findings of the Joint Area Review (JAR) and Children and Young People Plan (CYPP) Evaluation to inform the final selection of the topics for the work programme. A summary of the topics is set out at Item 10 (Annexe A) and a summary of the JAR/CYPP findings is set out at item 10 (Annexe B).

10. OUTCOMES OF THE INTERIM EVALUATION OF THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S PLAN AND THE JOINT AREA REVIEW 2007

      The Committee has expressed interest in a variety of topics for their Work Programme 2007-8. In order to finalise this programme, Members will consider the findings of the recent JAR and CYPP evaluation to ensure that these topics meet the following criteria:

    · Capacity to influence and improve the service under consideration

    · Timeliness and relevance to local services

    · Issues not under consideration elsewhere

    · Issues not subject to other scrutiny or performance monitoring activities

PART 4 - UPDATES WITH SELECTED TOPICS

11. CORPORATE PARENTING - PROGRESS TO DATE AND CONSIDERATION OF NEXT STEPS

      To receive a verbal update from the Scrutiny Officer.

12. RESPITE FOR FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES: FINAL SCOPING DOCUMENT

      To consider the final report of Dr. Sheila Marsh of the Centre for Public Scrutiny and decide on the focus for further scrutiny of this topic throughout 2008. Members are asked to identify the final items for scrutiny in 2008 on this topic.

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