To receive the annual report of the Children’s Trust.

The Director of Children’s Services introduced a report that provided details of progress of delivering the priorities in the Children and Young People’s Plan, June 2013 to March 2015.  The Plan from March 2015- March 2017 had been agreed and work would begin shortly to prepare a plan from 2017.

In light of the report and detailed discussion, Members raised the following queries:-

·         That home tutored children feature in a future plan.

·         Whether all local authorities in England had a Children’s Trust Board and Children and Young People’s Plan and how did this compare?  The Director of Children’s Services advised that a Children’s Trust Board was a statutory requirement, however, the Children and Young People’s Plan was not.  The Board was the best forum with all partners represented in one place and involved young people too.

·         There was a need for further understanding as to the impact of partnership working on performance and  that some detail provided on measures contained within the Plan be clarified. 

·         That details of the partners involved in the Children’s Trust Board be circulated to the Committee for information.

RECOMMENDED that the comments of the Committee as detailed above be referred to the Children’s Trust Board for consideration.