(a)       Declaration of Substitutes – Where Board members, Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute agreed with the Chair may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

(b)       Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda.

(c)       Exclusion of Press and Public – To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of the Children’s Trust Board held on 8 June 2015.

Michelle Bradley (Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group) will update members on issues in relation to young people’s mental health with a particular focus on self harm and emotional resilience.

Jeanette Keyte will provide an update on the development of a Domestic Abuse Strategy for Central Bedfordshire Council.

Alan Caton – Independent Chair of Central Bedfordshire Safeguarding Children Board will present the Annual Report, setting out achievements and challenges during 2014/15.

Peter Fraser will present an update on providing early high quality independent career advice and work experience opportunities so that young people understand what their career options and choices are.

Karen Oellermann will present the quarterly monitoring report for Trust Board members to review and challenge.

The Protocol for Joint Working between Strategic Boards including that Chairs and partners will have an ongoing and direct relationship, communicating regularly.  This standing item is to provide members of Boards with an opportunity to update the Children’s Trust on any matters.

The Forward Plan sets out dates of future meetings and proposed agenda items for Board Members to note and consider.