Agenda and decisions

The Director of Legal and Governance will report the names of alternate Members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed Members. 

 (Su Booth – 07814 073884)

(Members Code of Conduct – Part 4A of the Constitution)

To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

Notes:

(1)       Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:

(2)       Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

Recommended –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 26 July 2023 and the Young Person Led Meeting held on 20 September 2023 be signed as a correct record (previously circulated).

(Su Booth – 07814 073884)

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic Director or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

(Su Booth – 07814 073884)

The representative from the Bradford District Clinical Commissioning Group will give a verbal update on the work to understand non-attendance at Initial Health Assessments.

(Jude McDonald)

No resolution was passed on this item.

Representatives will give a verbal update on the development of a cross agency strategy arising from Phase 2 of National Panel Work.

(Dr Murray, Jude McDonald, Amandip Johal)

No resolution was passed on this item.

Officers will give a verbal update on action plan/timeline to move Mark Riddell report forward.

(Amandip Johal - 01274 431620)

No resolution was passed on this item.

The report of the Director, Children’s Services (Document “C”) will be submitted to the Panel in advance of the CPP led self-assessment.  At the request of the Chair of CPP an earlier evaluation to be led by the Interim Assistant Director for Improvement and Partnerships, Children’s Services in August 2023 to highlight areas for development, ambition, and a vision for success. A document that has been produced setting out in detail our current position an where we aspire to be to meet the Corporate Parenting Principles required and more. This will support the soon-to-be held Corporate Parenting Partnership Event on 5th December 2023.

Recommended –

1.    That the areas for development identified in this document and set out in the draft programme plan, are considered by the Corporate centre, Corporate Parenting Panel, Children’s Services and BCFT.

2.    That Project resource is put in place to ensure the success of the necessary improvements identified.  A plan will be developed for what can feasibly be achieved in the next quarter, in advance of the LGA peer diagnostic in the new year.

3.    That a Progress report goes to Corporate Parenting quarterly.

4.    That a development event be held with partners to identify strategic objectives for the Corporate Parenting Strategy. This is scheduled for 5^th December 2023

5.    That Corporate Parenting Panel consider the LGA self-assessment by December 2023.

6.    That The LGA peer team carry out their assessment in January/February 2024.

7.    That The LGA, Corporate Parenting and the Local Authority, agree and implement a training and development programme for Corporate Parenting from February 2024 onwards.

8.    That a follow up self-assessment or peer diagnostic is carried out in 12 months’ time (January/February 2025).

(Picklu Roychoudhury – 07811 088617)

Resolved –

1.          That Partners and Corporate Parents will work together to identify areas for development.

2.          That the development event be held with partners on 5 December 2023 to identify strategic objectives for the Corporate Parenting Strategy.

3.          That the Corporate Parenting Panel consider the LGA self-assessment by January/February 2024.

4.          That the assessment by the LGA peer team be carried out in February 2024.

To be Actioned by: CPP Panel Members, BCFT, and The Director, Children’s Services