Agenda for Children & Young People's Trust Board on Monday, 30th January, 2012, 5.00pm
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Procedural Business
(b) Declarations of Interest by all Members present of any personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the Members regard the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.
(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.
NOTE: Any item appearing in Part 2 of the Agenda states in its heading either that it is confidential or the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.
A list and description of the categories of exempt information is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls. Minutes: 11a Declaration of Substitutes
11.1 There were none.
11b Declarations of Interest
11.2 There were none.
11c Exclusion of the Press and Public
11.3 In accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (‘the Act’), the Children & Young People’s Trust Board considered whether the press and public should be excluded from the meeting during an item of business on the grounds that it was likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the press or public were present during that item, there would be disclosure to them of confidential information (as defined in section 100A(3) of the Act) or exempt information (as defined in section 100I of the Act).
11.4 RESOLVED - That the press and public be not excluded from the meeting during consideration of any item on the agenda. |
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting Minutes of the meeting held on 17 October 2011 (copy attached). Minutes: 12. RESOLVED – That the minutes of the meeting of the Children & Young People’s Trust Board held on 17 October 2012 be agreed and signed as a correct record. |
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Chairman's Communications Minutes: 13.1 There were none. |
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Children and Young People's Trust Board: Future Arrangements
Report of the Strategic Director, People (To Follow) Additional documents: Minutes: Note: The special circumstances for non-compliance with Council Procedure Rule 3, Access to Information Procedure Rule 5 and Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (items not to be considered unless the agenda is open to inspection at least five days in advance of the meeting) were that: the proposals in relation to the new decision making arrangements are still at a formative stage and the first meeting of the cross party Members Group took place on 19 January 2012. The Governance Committee took place on 10 January 2012 and the outcome of these meetings needed to be taken into account in drafting the report.
14.1 The Trust Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People detailing proposals in relation to future arrangements for the Children’s and Young People’s Trust Board.
14.2 Councillor Marsh stated that she welcomed the return to a Committee system. She felt however, that great care needed to to be taken to ensure that some issues were re-allocated apporopriately and sensatively. For instance in relation to corporate parenting issues some of the issues which arose were not appropriate for discussion in public, careful consideration needed to be given to where how these issues would be discussed. As scrutiny would no longer perform the same function it was important for that role to continue but not be duplicated. Councillor Wealls concurred in that view. The Overview and Scrutiny function had played a significant role and had provided a valuable input. It was very imprtant to ensure that role and input was retained. There were some areas of work which benefitted from being challenged in a collaborative and non-political environment.
14.3 Denise Stokoe, the Deputy Chair and Simon Turpitt whilst generally accepting the proposals and the thought process which underpinned the recommendations made in the report were nonetheless of the view that however the responsibilities of the Trust Board were re-aligned it was important to ensure that membership of whatever bodies replaced it needed to have a membership which whilst streamlined continued to ensure that they were representative. For instance, although there were currently a number of non-voting representatives, they were able to feed into the consultation process on a number of matters. Whilst it was important to avoid duplication the need for partners to feed into the consultation process at a number of levels was important.
14.4 The Chair, Councillor Shanks stated that the points made were valid and would be taken on board. The Terms of Reference of the Shadow Health and Well Being Board were set out as was its proposed membership which would include seven elected Members and a range of other members as required by the Health and Social Care Bill. The Lead Commissioner, Children confirmed that detailed discussions would continue with partners, some amendments to membership could also be made if that was considered necessary.
14.5 RESOLVED – (1) That the Children & Young People’s Trust Board recommends to Governance Committee and Full Council that the role of the Children and Young People’s Trust Board be incorporated into the remit of the new council committee responsible for children and young people from May 2012; and
(2) That the Children and Young People’s Trust Board recommends to Governance Committee and full Council to co-opt a range of non voting members to the committee responsible for children and young people and that the co-optees should represent the bodies outlined at Appendix 1 to the report.
Note: Although not formally included as a third recommendation the Board also resolved:
(i) That new/ emerging arrangements should be kept under review; (ii) Heath representatives drew particular attention to engagement and involvement of other health providers; and (iii) That a summary be circulated to Board members of the governance arrangements that have/ will underpin the CYPTB and the new Committee. |
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Children and Young People's Plan Summary Udate Report of the Strategic Director, People (To Follow) Minutes: Note: The special circumstances for non-compliance with Council Procedure Rule 3, Access to Information Procedure Rule 5 and Section 100B (4) of the Local Government Act 1972 (items not considered unless the agenda is open to inspection at least five days in advance of the meeting) were that: there was insufficient capacity within the council’s services for children, young people and families to provide all of the information necessary to complete this report within the usual timescales.
15.1 The Children and Young People’s Trust Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People referring to the Children and Young People’s Plan 2009-12 and providing a summary update. The Brighton and Hove Children and Young People’s Plan had been published in 2009 and would conclude in April 2012. This brief overview was intended to provide the context for Board Members discussion of progress on key service areas and identification of key priorities for future partnership arrangements in respect of services to children, young people and families.
15.2 RESOLVED - That the Board noted the information provided in the report.
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Services for Young People : Joint Commissioning Strategy 2012-2015 Report of the Strategic Director, People (copy attached) Additional documents: Minutes: 16.1 The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People setting out the “Services for Young People: Joint Commissioning Strategy 2012-15.” The Lead Commissioner, Children, Families and Youth explained that statutory guidance on Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 set a requirement for all local authorities to provide sufficient positive leisure time activities for its young people which promoted their well being and were delivered using youth work methods and approaches.
16.2 The Lead Commissioner Children, Families and Youth explained that Statutory Guidance on Section 507B of the Education Act 1996 had set a requirement for all local authorities to provide sufficient positive leisure time activities for its young people which promote their wellbeing and are being delivered using youth work methods and approaches. He went on to explain that Section 1 summarised the Youth Review Process and Joint Strategic Needs Assessment. The assessment had found positive youth services but had also identified areas for further work. Section 2 of the report had sought to describe the outcomes for young people identified during the review and assessment process. Section 3 of the report set out a strategy for achieving the desired outcomes.
16.3 RESOLVED - That the content of the report and attached strategy be noted. |
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Brighton and Hove Child Poverty Strategy 2012-2015
Additional documents: Minutes: 17.1 The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, People setting out the Brighton and Hove Child Poverty Strategy 2012-2015.
17.2 The Commissioner Children, Families and Youth explained that the council with partners was required to produce a Local Child Poverty Needs Assessment and Child Poverty Strategy under the Child Poverty Act 2010. A city wide needs assessment had been completed in June 2011. The Child Poverty Strategy responded to both the findings of the Needs Assessment (approved by the Public Service Board, June 2011) and the subsequent public consultation on the Child Poverty Strategy. Based on the findings of the needs assessment and subsequent public consultation the strategy recommended a focus on:
· Lone parents because this is the majority family type living in poverty · Children and families with disabilities because they have a high risk of living in poverty and a greater risk of reduced income as a result of recent benefit changes · Families with a complex range of problems because the impact on children’s life chances is great as is the cost of intervening to support those families · Investigating further the extent to which Black and Minority Ethnic families are living in disadvantage in Brighton and Hove.
17.3 An action plan accompanied the strategy and this contained existing good practice and strategies/plans contributing to reducing child poverty as well as new activity required to make a difference.
17.4 RESOLVED - (1) That the Children and Young People’s Trust Board approves the Child Poverty Strategy as presented at Appendix 1 to the report; and
(2) That the Children and Young People’s Trust Board approves the progress of the Child Poverty Strategy to Cabinet. |