Agenda

The Committee’s membership is set out below:

Cllr Baldwin

Cllr Burgess

Cllr Cherry

Cllr Dabell

Cllr Duncton

Cllr Cornell

Cllr Evans

Cllr Hall

Cllr McGregor

Cllr Mercer

Cllr Smith

Cllr Wickremaratchi

The Committee is asked to elect a Chairman for the remainder of the 2024-25 term.  If the election is contested, a secret ballot will be held in accordance with Standing Order 7.02.

The Committee is asked to elect a Vice-Chairman for the remainder of the 2024-25 term.  If the election is contested, a secret ballot will be held in accordance with Standing Order 7.02.

The Committee is asked to note that the membership of the Business Planning Group, in view of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman appointments, will be Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Cllrs Burgess, Cherry and Cornell.

Members and officers must declare any pecuniary or personalinterest in any business on the agenda. They should also make declarations at any stage such an interest becomes apparent during the meeting. Consideration should be given to leaving the meeting if the nature of the interest warrants it.  If in doubt please contact Democratic Services before the meeting.

Items not on the agenda which the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency by reason of special circumstances, including cases where the Committee needs to be informed of budgetary or performance issues affecting matters within its terms of reference, which have emerged since the publication of the agenda.

The Committee is asked to agree the minutes of the meeting held on 20 November 2024 (cream paper).

The Committee is asked to note the responses to recommendations made at recent meetings.

Report by Interim Director for Children, Young People and Learning.

The Committee is asked to assess the work being progressed on early identification of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) from an education perspective, with particular focus on under 5s.

Report by the Interim Director for Children, Young People and Learning.

The Committee is asked to assess the County Council’s approach to Adult Learning including the Adult Community Education provision and Lifelong learning (0-25 years).

The Committee is asked to agree its draft work programme (Appendix A) in accordance with the scrutiny checklist attached (Appendix B) and highlight any further possible items for future scrutiny. The Committee is also asked to review the Forward Plan entries relevant to its remit (Appendix C) and consider whether it wishes to enquire about any of the forthcoming decisions within its portfolio.

There have been no requests for call-in to the Scrutiny Committee within its constitutional remit since the date of the last meeting.  The Director of Law and Assurance will report any requests since the publication of the agenda papers.

The next meeting of the Committee will be held on 26 February 2025 at 10.30 am at County Hall, Chichester.  Probable agenda items include:

·       Performance and Resources Report – Quarter 3 2024-25

·       Children not in structured education

·       SEND Improvement Plan - tbc

Any member wishing to place an item on the agenda for the meeting must notify the Director of Law and Assurance by 12 February 2025.