Agenda

Children's Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 14th March, 2023 10.30 am

Venue: Committee Suite, County Hall, Exeter

Contact: Charlie Fisher Email: charlie.fisher@devon.gov.uk

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Media

Items
Note	No.	Item
		PART I - OPEN COMMITTEE Additional documents: Webcast
	1.	Apologies Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
*	2.	Minutes Minutes of the two meetings held on 26 January 2023 (previously circulated). Additional documents: Webcast for 2.
*	3.	Items Requiring Urgent Attention Items which in the opinion of the Chair should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency. Additional documents: Webcast for 3.
*	4.	Public Participation Members of the public may make representations/presentations on any substantive matter listed in the published agenda for this meeting, as set out hereunder, relating to a specific matter or an examination of services or facilities provided or to be provided. Additional documents: Webcast for 4.
		MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION OR REVIEW Additional documents: Webcast
*	5.	Scrutiny Committee Work Programme In accordance with previous practice, Scrutiny Committees are requested to review the list of forthcoming business and determine which items are to be included in the Work Programme. The Committee may also wish to review the content of the Cabinet Forward Plan and the Children’s Services Risk Register to see if there are any specific items therein it might wish to explore further. Additional documents: Webcast for 5.
*	6.	Children's Social Care Performance PDF 437 KB Performance report, attached. Additional documents: Webcast for 6.
*	7.	Ofsted Monitoring Visit PDF 179 KB Ofsted Monitoring Visit letter, attached. Additional documents: Webcast for 7.
*	8.	Devon Local Area SEND Improvement Plan PDF 1 MB Presentation and Plan attached. Additional documents: Devon Local Area SEND Improvement Plan , item 8. PDF 370 KB Webcast for 8.
*	9.	Direct Payments Policy and Short Breaks Strategy PDF 176 KB Report of the Head of Service - Disabled Children’s Service, Children’s Social Care, attached. Additional documents: Appendix 1 Direct Payments Policy DCS , item 9. PDF 330 KB Appendix 2 Short Breaks Commissioning Strategy , item 9. PDF 853 KB Appendix 3 - Direct Payment Policy - Impact Assessment , item 9. PDF 579 KB Webcast for 9.
		MATTERS FOR INFORMATION Additional documents: Webcast
*	10.	Information Previously Circulated Below is a list of information previously circulated for Members, since the last meeting, relating to topical developments which have been or are currently being considered by this Scrutiny Committee. Recruitment and Retention Update (18th January) Public Health Nursing CQC Inspection Report (24th January) Sector Led Improvement Partnership Update (6th February) Additional spending on dental care (24th February) Devon's Response to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review (24th February) Children's Social Care Re-shape briefing (24th February) Committee Risk Register (3rd March) Briefing notes Additional documents: Webcast for 10.
		PART II - ITEMS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS Nil Additional documents: Webcast