Issue - items at meetings - Chairs Communications

37.1    The Chair informed the committee that this would be the last meeting and thanked all party members, her Deputy - Councillor Lepper and the Conservative spokesperson Councillor Wealls, Scrutiny Officer and the Head of Scrutiny for their commitment and input into these meetings, especially the youth council representatives who have made a tremendous contribution to this committee.

            The Chair thanked the Lead Commissioner, for liaising with Children Services officers in preparation for these meetings.

            The committee had tackled many pertinent items which included:

·        Ofsted inspections

·        Child Poverty

·        Special Education Needs

·        Youth Service Review

·        Youth Justice Plan 

·        School performance

·        Visit to City College

37.2         The Chair welcomed Councillor Sue Shanks- currently the Cabinet for Children & Young People who had come to observe the committee.

37.3         The Chair informed members that since the last meeting she and Councillor Wealls attended the 13 February, 2012 Draft Youth Justice Plan workshop. The notes from this meeting had been circulated out and the Plan was agreed at Full Council 22 March.

37.4         The outstanding information from the Ofsted Action Plan from the last meeting was e-mailed out to all members, plus the information requested on the new committee structure.