The responsibilities of the Children and Young People portfolio (Lead Member for Children) are as follows:
· Children’s Social Care and Safeguarding
· Youth Services
· Youth Justice
· Early Help Services
· Children’s Health – Public Health
· Education, Schools and Adult Skills (discharged through the Cabinet Member for Learning and Skills)
The responsibilities of the Learning and Skills portfolio are as follows:
· Adult Skills and Learning, Further and Higher Education, apprentices
· Post 16 Skills partnership
· Schools including schools place planning, Schools Forum and schools Capital Programme
· Special Educational Needs