Agenda and minutes

Corporate Parenting Committee - Wednesday 10 November 2010 7.00 pm

Venue: Town Hall, Peckham Road, London SE5 8UB. View directions

Contact: Bola Roberts 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies

2.

Confirmation of voting members

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    A representative of each political group will confirm the voting members of the committee.

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3.

Notification of any items of business which the chair deems urgent

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    In special circumstances, an item of business may be added to an agenda within five clear days of the meeting.

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4.

Disclosure of interests and dispensations

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    Members to declare any personal interests and dispensation in respect of any item of business to be considered at this meeting.

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5.

Minutes

6.

Pupil Performance in 2009/2010 Academic Year and the developments linked to the Virtual School

7.

Children in Care accessing Leisure, including Fusion Partnership

8.

Interim report Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETS)

9.

Effectiveness of Personal Education Plans

10.

Children Looked After with 3 or more Placements

11.

Children in Care Placements Commissioning Strategy

12.

Corporate Parenting Committee Workplan

Other issues

Speakerbox

 

Councillor Catherine McDonald provided feedback from the Speakerbox event in October 2010.

 

1.  Mission statement. Speakerbox would like corporate parenting committee to approve this statement once finalised. To be  submitted to the February 2010 meeting.

 

2.  Golden Rules. Speakerbox would like corporate parenting committee to sign the finished document. These rules (current version read out by Councillor Catherine McDonald) were noted in anticipation of the final document which would be emailed to members of the committee for signature.

 

3.  That the need to slightly amend the word ‘respect’ on the golden rules to demonstrate mutual respect be noted.

 

4.  That members to be given reasonable notice to attend speakerbox events.

 

 

Financial – savings and loans

 

An issue was raised relating to children when leaving care and setting up their own home and the problems that can arise if tempted by loan sharks with associated high interest rates in the absence of savings. It was confirmed that this would be addressed as part of the economic well being report due for consideration by the committee in April 2011.

 

 

 

 

 

The meeting ended at 8:55pm