Agenda for Children and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Board on Monday, 19 May 2025, 3.00 pm

To receive apologies
for absence, including notifications of any changes to the
membership of the Board.

To confirm as a
correct record the Minutes of the meetings of the Children and
Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Board held on 10
March 2025.

a)        
To receive declarations of non pecuniary
interests in respect of items on this agenda

For
reference:  Having
declared their non pecuniary interest members may remain in the
meeting and speak and, vote on the matter in question.  A completed disclosure of interests form should be
returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the
meeting.

b)       
To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests in respect of items
on this agenda

For
reference:  Where a Member
has a disclosable pecuniary interest
he/she must leave the meeting during consideration of the
item.  However, the Member may remain in
the meeting to make representations, answer questions or give
evidence if the public have a right to do so, but having done so
the Member must then immediately leave the meeting, may not vote
and must not improperly seek to influence the outcome of the
matter.  A completed disclosure of
interests form should be returned to the Clerk before the
conclusion of the meeting.

(Please
Note:  If Members and Officers wish
to seek advice on any potential interests they may have, they
should contact Governance Support or Legal Services prior to the
meeting.)

To
consider any other items that the Chairman decides are
urgent.

To receive an update
on the Mark Ridell visit and implementation of an action plan for
care experienced young people and how we deliver Housing to Care
Experienced Young People.

To review the
sufficiency of Early Years placements (six monthly update).

Key lines of
enquiry:

• What action is being
  taken by the Council to influence the market and ensure that there
  are sufficient early years places available to meet the demands
  across the whole of Torbay?
• What is happening
  regarding preparedness for the new requirements coming into force
  in September? 
• Do we have over
  capacity of placements with the falling birth population?

To review the draft
Children’s Services Self-Assessment which provides an annual
position on performance of Children’s Services.

To
approve the initial Work Programme for the Children and Young
People’s Overview and Scrutiny Sub-Board for
2025/2026.

To receive an update
on the implementation of the actions of the Sub-Board and consider
any further actions required (as set out in the submitted action
tracker).