Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the interim Director of Children’s Services outlining proposals with respect to new Children’s Trust Arrangements for Leeds from April 2010, which include the establishment of a new Children’s Trust Board and the revision of the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board.

The interim Director of Children’s Services submitted a report outlining proposals with respect to new Children’s Trust Arrangements for Leeds from April 2010, which included the establishment of a new Children’s Trust Board and the revision of the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board.

RESOLVED –

a)    That the drivers for change and new statutory requirement for changes to Children’s Trust arrangements from April 2010 be noted

b)    That the proposals for a new Leeds Children’s Trust Board, as contained in the report, be approved

c)    That the proposals for a revised Leeds Safeguarding Children Board, as contained in the report, be approved

d)  That the proposals contained in section 4 of the report for Council representation on the Boards be endorsed and that the Member Management Committee be requested to approve appointments on the following basis:-

i.  Three Elected Members including the Lead Executive Member for Children’s Services to serve on the Children’s Trust Board, and

ii.  the Lead Executive Member for Children’s Services  serve on the Safeguarding Children Board.

e)  That an update report be brought to this Board later in the year to highlight progress with the arrangements, to take account of any further changes required as a result of updated Government guidance, and to provide further details of the broader Children’s Trust arrangements being proposed