The Children, Education & Safeguarding
Committee:
·
Has responsibility for all matters relating to
children, care experienced (up to the age of 25), schools and
education;
·
To submit to the Policy and Resources Committee
proposals relating to the Committee’s budget (including fees
and charges) for the following year in accordance with the budget
timetable.
·
To make recommendations to Policy and Resources
Committee on issues relating to the budget for the Committee,
including virements or underspends and overspends on the budget. No
decisions which result in amendments to the agreed budget may be
made by the Committee unless and until the amendment has been
agreed by Policy and Resources Committee.
·
To receive reports on
relevant revenue and capital expenditure,
contracts, performance information and risk on the services under
the remit of the Committee;
·
To receive and consider reports as appropriate from
the Corporate Parenting Advisory Panel;
·
Receive regular updates from the Lead Member for
Children’s Services (Chair of Children, Education and
Safeguarding Committee) covering key matters;
·
Receive an annual report from the Safeguarding Children’s Board; and
·
Determining arrangements for making nominations to
the governing bodies of Local Authority administered
schools.