Agenda

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Contact: Julie Timbrell  Phone: 020 7525 0514 E-mail:  julie.timbrell@southwark.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

Part A - Open Business

1.

Apologies

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2.

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 working days of the meeting.

3.

Disclosure of interests and dispensations

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

4.

Minutes

5.

Youth Council and Voluntary Youth Service engagement

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     A Youth Council update report is enclosed , with a report on Voluntary Youth Service engagement to follow.

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6.

CAMHS and children in crisis

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    This item will look at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and children in crisis -  looking at the care of children and young people in mental health crisis and the provision of local acute beds, addressing the following in particular : 

     

      An overview of the care of children and young people in mental health crisis

      detail on the  provision of local  acute beds – including types of beds , numbers available , wait times to access a bed, and the proportion of young people who have been able to access local beds or have needed to travel outside of the local area , and where.

     

    A report is enclosed.

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7.

Impact of Public Health Services cuts on children at risk - update report

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    Last July the Education & Children’s Services scrutiny committee had a session on reductions to health visiting and school nurses. The committee requested an update report on this addressing, in particular, any impact on children at risk and our safeguarding capacity.

     

    At that meeting the committee also requested some specific extra information on:

     

      More details, including financial & programme information, on the mentioned 5 million Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust (GSTT) programme working with children

     

      Why the cuts were in the order of a 6% reduction to funding, but a quarter of the staff were predicted to go.

     

     

    A cover report from public health is provided, and a report on the detail of health visiting from GSTT.

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8.

Scrutiny Review: School Scrutiny in a Day - draft report

9.

Scrutiny Review: Care leavers

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Discussion of any other open items as notified at the start of the meeting.

Part B - Closed Business

Discussion of any closed items as notified at the start of the meeting and accepted by the chair as urgent.

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