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The Children’s Services Scrutiny Board looks at the how the Council fulfils its strategic outcome that
"our children and young people are healthy, safe and successful".
This strategic outcome aims to:
§ Make sure children and young people are safe
§ Make sure children and young people are healthy and choose healthy lifestyles
§ Make sure children and young people are achieving and getting the most out of life
§ Make sure children and young people are free from the effects of poverty and benefit from the economic success of Leeds
§ Make sure children and young people are active citizens and make a positive contribution to their communities.
More information on the Council’s strategic outcomes can be found in our Corporate Plan 2005-08.
Areas covered by the Children and Young People Scrutiny Board in scrutinising how the Council meets this strategic outcome could include:
§ Educational achievement
§ School performance
§ Healthy lifestyles
§ Youth service
§ Looked after children
§ Child Protection and Leeds Preventative Strategy
§ School Attendance and Exclusions
§ New school buildings
§ Extended schools
§ School leavers’ progression to further education and training
§ Active citizenship
§ Healthy schools
§ Take-up of sporting and cultural opportunities
§ Increased involvement of young people in developing services
§ Education, employment and training for care leavers
§ Children’s Centres and Sure Start
§ Young people’s fear of crime
§ Youth Offending
§ Young people’s road safety
§ Freedom from poverty
§ Children’s Trust development
§ Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership
The Chair of this Board is:
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Councillor J Bale |
Members:
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Councillor R Brett |
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Councillor P Ewens |
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Councillor R D Feldman |
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Councillor K Hussain |
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Councillor L Mulherin |
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Councillor V Kendall |
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Councillor T Murray |
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Councillor K Renshaw |
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Councillor B Selby |
Co-opted Members (Voting):
Mr E A Britten - Roman Catholic representative
Prof P Gosden - Church of England representative
Mrs S Knights - Parent Governor representative (Primary)
Mr C Macpherson - Parent Governor representative (Special)
Mr R Greaves - Parent Governor representative (Secondary)
Co-opted Members (Non-Voting):
Mr T Hales - Teacher representative
Ms C Foote - Teacher representative
Mrs S Hutchinson - Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership representative
Ms G Cooper - Leeds Youth Work Partnership representative
Mr P Gathercole - NCH representative
Please contact the Principal Scrutiny Adviser for further information on this Board:
Kate Arscott
Tel: (0113) 24 74189
Email: kate.arscott@leeds.gov.uk
The Board’s current work programme and meeting schedule are available to download, along with this year’s reports as they are issued by the Board.
Support officer: Gerard Watson.
Postal address:
Governance SErvices
4th Floor West
Civic Hall
Leeds
LS1 1UR
Phone: 2474325
Email: gerard.watson@leeds.gov.uk