Venue: By Zoom
Contact: Katharine Flanagan-Jones
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from:
Committee Members County Councillors:- D Meredith & D Bebb
Portfolio Holders P Roberts, Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys D Thomas, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Transformation Jackie Charlton – Cabinet Member for A Greener Powys – Council Business
Officer: Jane Thomas Dir. Of Corporate Services.
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Disclosures of interest To receive any disclosures of interest by Members relating to items to be considered at the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest from Members relating to items for consideration on the agenda.
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Declarations of Party Whip To receive disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011.
(NB: Members are reminded that under Section 78 Members having been given a prohibited party whip cannot vote on a matter before the Committee.) Minutes: The Committee did not receive any disclosures of prohibited party whips which a Member has been given in relation to the meeting in accordance with Section 78(3) of the Local Government Measure 2011. |
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To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of previous meetings held as follows as a correct record: 17.11.2023 and 13.12.2023.
Additional documents: Minutes: Documents Considered: · Minutes 17.11.2023 and 13.12.2023
Minutes agreed by Committee members present as a true and accurate reflection of the meetings and ratified accordingly by the Chair.
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Joint Inspection of Child Protection Arrangements (JICPA) PDF 850 KB To receive and consider the report and any recommendations from the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) following the Joint Inspection of Child Protection Arrangements undertaken in the Autumn of 2023. Minutes: Documents considered:
The Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) and Education and training inspectorate for Wales (Estyn) published report and a presentation provided at the meeting by the Schools Service and later circulated to Committee members.
Background: Summary by the Schools Services provided as follows: · Safeguarding organisations in Powys have systems and arrangements in place for effective joint working when children are considered at risk of abuse or neglect. · Senior leaders in the local authority, police and health boards demonstrated a joint approach to regional safeguarding arrangements. · Leaders and managers have established a highly positive culture of joint multi-agency workings. · Effective information sharing. · Useful regional threshold guidance. · Shared understanding. · Opportunities for partnership working are positively taken up. · Schools work well with a wide range of services to support children. Pupil wellbeing and safety is a high priority across all schools. · However as is the case across the whole of Wales, the ability to recruit and retain key staff is impacting on children’s safeguarding arrangements exacerbated by the high demand on services and increasing complexity of needs.
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To note that future meetings of the Committee are scheduled as follows: Minutes: Comments: · Impact on partnership working between DPP and Schools due to the reduction in Welsh Government Schools Beats Cymru funding to be reviewed. · Possible Joint Scrutiny meeting in relation to the Action Plan in response to the JICPA Report with the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee. · ALN to be reviewed periodically in line with the implementation of the ALNET (Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal) Act.
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