Children, Young People & Skills Committee

 

 

Date:

11 January 2021

Time:

4.00pm

Venue

Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall

 

Note: in response to current Government Regulations this meeting is being held as a virtual meeting for councillors and accessible via Skype. Public speaking and engagement opportunities will be made available.

 

The meeting will also be webcast live to the internet.

Members:

Councillors:Clare (Chair), Hills (Deputy Chair), Allcock (Opposition Spokesperson), Brown (Group Spokesperson), Grimshaw, Hamilton, Lloyd, McNair, Nield and Simson

Contact:

Lisa Johnson

Democratic Services Manager

01273 291228

lisa.johnson@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agendas and minutes are published on the council’s website www.brighton-hove.gov.uk.  Agendas are available to view five working days prior to the meeting date.

 

Electronic agendas can also be accessed through our meetings app available through ModernGov: iOS/Windows/Android

 

This agenda and all accompanying reports are printed on recycled paper

 

 
                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

 


AGENDA

 

PART ONE

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51       Procedural Business

 

 

(a)  Declaration of Substitutes: Where Councillors are unable to attend a meeting, a substitute Member from the same Political Group may attend, speak and vote in their place for that meeting.

 

(b)  Declarations of Interest:

 

(a)      Disclosable pecuniary interests;

(b)      Any other interests required to be registered under the local code;

(c)      Any other general interest as a result of which a decision on the matter might reasonably be regarded as affecting you or a partner more than a majority of other people or businesses in the ward/s affected by the decision.

 

In each case, you need to declare

(i)        the item on the agenda the interest relates to;

(ii)      the nature of the interest; and

(iii)     whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest or some other interest.

 

If unsure, Members should seek advice from the committee lawyer or administrator preferably before the meeting.

 

(c)  Exclusion of Press and Public: To consider whether, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted, or the nature of the proceedings, the press and public should be excluded from the meeting when any of the following items are under consideration.

 

NOTE:  Any item appearing in Part Two of the Agenda states in its heading the category under which the information disclosed in the report is exempt from disclosure and therefore not available to the public.

 

A list and description of the exempt categories is available for public inspection at Brighton and Hove Town Halls.

 

 

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52       Minutes

7 - 18

 

To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 9 November 2020 (copy attached)

 

 

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53       Chair's Communications

 

 

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54       Call Over

 

 

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55       Public Involvement

19 - 24

 

To consider the following matters raised by members of the public:

 

(a)       Petitions: to receive any petitions presented to the full council or at the meeting itself;

 

            (i) Objection to PAN Proposal Benfield Primary School

Submitted by Ms H Keilthy

 

 

(ii) Save Hertford Nursery School

            Submitted by Ms H Griffiths

 

 

Referred from Full Council held on 17 December 2020

 

(iii) Reduce the costs of secondary school uniforms in Brighton &

Hove

Submitted by Ms E Daniel

           

 

(b)       Written Questions: to receive any questions submitted by the due date of 12 noon on the 5 January 2021;

 

(c)       Deputations: to receive any deputations submitted by the due date of 12 noon on the 5 January 2021.

 

 

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56       Member Involvement

25 - 28

 

To consider the following matters raised by Councillors:

 

(a)         Petitions: to receive any petitions submitted to the full Council or at the meeting itself;

 

(b)         Written Questions: to consider any written questions;

 

(c)          Letters: to consider any letters;

 

(d)         Notices of Motion: to consider any Notices of Motion referred from Council or submitted directly to the Committee.

 

Referred from Full Council held on 17 December 2020:

 

(i)            Power of Youth Charter

 

 

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57       SEND SUMMER AND HALF TERM ACTIVITIES

 

 

Presentation from the Assistant Director Health, SEN and Disability

 

 

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58       Update on the Hidden Children Strategy

29 - 38

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Richard Barker

Tel: 01273 290732

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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59       Power of Youth Charter

39 - 44

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Deborah Corbridge

Tel: 01273 29

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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60       Raising lower age range of Hertford Infant and Nursery School from Three to Four Years and Closure of Nursery Class

45 - 62

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Vicky Jenkins

Tel: 01273 296110

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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61       School Admission Arrangements 2022/23

63 - 142

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Richard Barker

Tel: 01273 290732

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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62       School OFSTED Presentation

143 - 150

 

Update on the latest Ofsted Inspections

 

 

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63       Introduction of a Charging Policy for Children who are Accommodated at the request of their parents under Section 20 of the Children Act 1989

 

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy to follow)

 

 

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64       Kinship Care Support Offer

 

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy to follow)

 

 

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65       Families, Children and Learning Fees and Charges 2021/22

151 - 158

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Caroline Parker

Tel: 01273 293587

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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66       Compensation Payment for Early Years Providers - record of urgent decision

159 - 170

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Caroline Parker

Tel: 01273 293587

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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67       Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit (4th Edition)

171 - 176

 

Report of the Executive Director Families Children & Learning (copy attached)

 

 

Contact Officer:

Sam Beal

Tel: 01273 293533

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

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68       Items Referred For Council

 

 

To consider items to be submitted to the 28 January 2021 Council meeting for information.

 

 

 

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ACCESS NOTICE

In response to the current situation with Covid-19 and the easing of Regulations, this Committee meeting will be held virtually via Skype and web cast simultaneously. 

 

The City Council actively welcomes members of the public and the press to attend its meetings and holds as many of its meetings as possible in public.  Provision is also made on the agendas for public questions to committees and details of how questions can be raised can be found on the website and/or on agendas for the meetings.

 

The closing date for receipt of public questions and deputations for the next meeting is 12 noon on the fourth working day before the meeting.

 

For those members of the public wishing to actively take part in the meeting a link will be emailed so that they can join the meeting.

 

Meeting papers can be provided, on request, in large print, in Braille, on audio tape or on disc, or translated into any other language as requested.

 

WEBCASTING NOTICE

This meeting may be filmed for live or subsequent broadcast via the Council’s website.  At the start of the meeting the Chair will confirm if all or part of the meeting is being filmed.  You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the Data Protection Act 1998.  Data collected during this web cast will be retained in accordance with the Council’s published policy.

 

Therefore, by joining the meeting via the link provided you are deemed to be consenting to being filmed and to the possible use of those images and sound recordings for the purpose of web casting and/or Member training.  If members of the public do not wish to have their image captured, they should ensure they do not use the skype video facility and provide a static image.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further details and general enquiries about this meeting contact Lisa Johnson, (01273 291228, email lisa.johnson@brighton-hove.gov.uk) or email democratic.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

 

Date of Publication - Friday, 1 January 2021

 

 

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