Committee Administrator - Paul Thistlewood ' 823285 

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CHILDREN’S SERVICES SELECT COMMITTEE

 

THURSDAY, 21 APRIL 2005 AT 9.30 AM

 

COMMITTEE ROOM 1, COUNTY HALL, NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT

 

 

 

Membership :               Mr J F Howe (Chairman), Mrs B D Clough (Vice Chairman), Mr C M Gauntlett,  Mr C R Hancock, Mr P D Joyce, Mr R G Mazillius, Mrs L J Peacey-Wilcox, Mr K Pearson, Mr I R Stephens,

 

Co-opted - Sister Patricia, Archdeacon Dr T Reader (Church representatives), Mr A Wood, 1 vacancy (Parent Governors)

 

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Council (Mrs M A Jarman and Mr J Effemey) are non-voting members.

 

Portfolio Holders :        Mrs J L Wareham – Children’s Services

 

Any other member of the Council may attend the meeting and may speak with the permission of the Chairman provided that notification has been given to Select Committee Support before the commencement of the meeting, such notification to detail which items the member is attending for.

 

AGENDA

 

1.                  MINUTES -  To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 17 March 2005.

 

2.                  DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST - To invite Members to declare any interest they might have in the matters on the agenda.

 

3.                  PUBLIC QUESTION TIME - To guarantee a full reply at the meeting, the question must be delivered in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Tuesday, 19 April 2005.  Each question must give the name and address of the questioner.  Questions may be asked at the meeting without prior notice but in these circumstances there is no guarantee that a fully reply will be given at the meeting.

 

4.                  URGENT BUSINESS - To consider any matters which, in the Chairman's opinion, are urgent.

 

5.                  FORWARD PLAN – To consider whether any items included on the latest Forward Plan (as shown on http://www.iwight.com/council/what_is_a_council/Forward_Plan/) should be included in the Select Committee’s Workplan.  The Portfolio Holder will also have the opportunity of advising the Select Committee of any proposed delegated decision to be taken within the next month.

 

SCRUTINY SESSION

 

6.                  QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REPORT – QUARTER 3 2004-05PAPER B – To consider the report of the Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services.

 

7.                  TEACHER EXIT SURVEYPAPER CTo consider the details of the survey as requested by Councillor P Joyce under the Select Committee Procedure Rules.

 

8.                  SEN TASK GROUP - To consider an update from the Chairman of the Task Group.

 

9.                  THE WORK OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE – To receive an independent review of the Select Committee process from the press.

 

10.              MEMBERS QUESTION TIME - A question must be submitted in writing or by electronic mail to the Committee Administrator no later than 9.30 am on Wednesday, 20 April 2005.

 

11.              NEXT MEETING - The next scheduled meeting will be held on Thursday, 21 July 2005 at 9.30 am at County Hall, Newport.

 

The Awayday for the Select Committee will be held on Thursday, 16 June 2005 at which the workplan for the forthcoming year will be discussed.

 

 

 

Details of this and other Council committee meetings can be viewed on the Isle of Wight Council's web site at :  http://www.iwight.com/council/meetings/meetings.asp

 

The information contained in this agenda is available in Braille, large print, tape and community languages.  Please contact the Committee Administrator on' 823285.