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RESOLVED: That Councillor Sam Swash be appointed to preside over this meeting.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the Gwynedd Child Practice Review and endorses the Flintshire Education and Youth and Social Services Action Plan and the progress reported to date; (b) That Committee Members request a six-monthly progress update, including outcome?focused assurance measures, until all actions are complete; (c) That Committee Members should seek assurance that all matters requiring resolution identified within the Action Plan are escalated and addressed through the North Wales Safeguarding Board; and (d) That the Corporate Safeguarding Board considers the suggestions raised and reports back to the Constitution and Democratic Services Committee.
RESOLVED: That the Committee endorses the need for an expansion additional specialist provision to meet the increasing demand and supports the implementation of Phase 1.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the findings of the audit and supports the actions being undertaken by the Portfolio to mitigate the identified risks; and (b) That an update of progress against the action plan be presented to the Governance and Audit Committee in December 2026.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the rationale for the Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy, and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date; and (b) That the Committee notes the Participation Strategy is measured by service areas’ Participation Self Assessments which feeds into an annual report to both the Joint Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the progress made and endorses continued strengthening of safeguarding practice, including learning from reviews, workforce training, partnership working, and preventative approaches, with ongoing monitoring through Overview & Scrutiny; and (b) That the Committee acknowledges the increasing demand and complexity of safeguarding across the Education and Youth portfolio and supports consideration of future resource requirements to ensure services remain effective and sustainable.
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RESOLVED: That Councillor Sam Swash be appointed to preside over this meeting.
RESOLVED: That Councillor Sam Swash be appointed to preside over this meeting.
Agenda Item 4 - Gwynedd Child Practice Review Councillor Lister declared a personal interest due to an acquaintance employed at the school mentioned in the review. Agenda Item 5 - Expansion of Specialist Education Provision for Children with Additional Learning Needs Councillor Buckley declared a personal interest due to a family member being employed at one of the specialist schools. Both Cabinet Members declared a personal and prejudicial interest; Councillor Christine Jones due to association with a family member and Councillor Eastwood as the proposals had already been considered by Cabinet.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the Gwynedd Child Practice Review and endorses the Flintshire Education and Youth and Social Services Action Plan and the progress reported to date; (b) That Committee Members request a six-monthly progress update, including outcome?focused assurance measures, until all actions are complete; (c) That Committee Members should seek assurance that all matters requiring resolution identified within the Action Plan are escalated and addressed through the North Wales Safeguarding Board; and (d) That the Corporate Safeguarding Board considers the suggestions raised and reports back to the Constitution and Democratic Services Committee.
The Senior Manager (Safeguarding and Commissioning) presented the report (agenda item 4) to consider the Council’s response to the Gwynedd Extended Child Practice Review: Our Bravery Brought Justice and the associated Flintshire Action Plan. In response to comments, the Chief Officer (Social Services) offered to write to all Members to remind them of the process for making a safeguarding referral to Social Services and the availability of the All-Wales Safeguarding ‘app’ and other relevant resources. During discussion, the following matters were raised: 1. Consideration of mandatory safeguarding training for all elected Members and Council employees working with children and young people. 2. Should mandatory training for Members not be progressed, then Member workshops were requested to cover core issues relating to safeguarding. 3. Consideration of mandatory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks for all Members. 4. Dedicated telephone number for people to raise concerns outside of school settings. It was agreed that the above matters would be considered at the Corporate Safeguarding Board and options reported to the Constitution and Democratic Services Committee. On that basis, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the contents of the Gwynedd Child Practice Review and endorses the Flintshire Education and Youth and Social Services Action Plan and the progress reported to date; (b) That Committee Members request a six-monthly progress update, including outcome?focused assurance measures, until all actions are complete; (c) That Committee Members should seek assurance that all matters requiring resolution identified within the Action Plan are escalated and addressed through the North Wales Safeguarding Board; and (d) That the Corporate Safeguarding Board considers the suggestions raised and reports back to the Constitution and Democratic Services Committee.
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RESOLVED: That the Committee endorses the need for an expansion additional specialist provision to meet the increasing demand and supports the implementation of Phase 1.
The Senior Manager (Inclusion & Progression) presented a report (agenda item 5) to share an overview of the Council’s specialist education provision for children and young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) along with proposals for expansion. During the debate, reference was made to work on further developing partnerships with colleges with regard to encouraging young people to train for support assistant roles. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee endorses the need for an expansion additional specialist provision to meet the increasing demand and supports the implementation of Phase 1.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the findings of the audit and supports the actions being undertaken by the Portfolio to mitigate the identified risks; and (b) That an update of progress against the action plan be presented to the Governance and Audit Committee in December 2026.
The Senior Manager (Inclusion & Progression) presented the report (agenda item 6) to consider progress with management actions on the assurance report produced by Internal Audit on Education Other Than at School (EOTAS). The recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the findings of the audit and supports the actions being undertaken by the Portfolio to mitigate the identified risks; and (b) That an update of progress against the action plan be presented to the Governance and Audit Committee in December 2026.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the rationale for the Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy, and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date; and (b) That the Committee notes the Participation Strategy is measured by service areas’ Participation Self Assessments which feeds into an annual report to both the Joint Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
The Healthy Schools and Preschools Officer and the Lead Officer for Play Development and Play Sufficiency presented the report (agenda item 7) provides an overview of the work of the Participation Working Group in relation to the development of the Council’s Participation Strategy. During feedback, it was suggested that it would be useful to look at a model to collaborate with Members to ensure everyone is aware of the aims of the Participation Strategy. The officers referred to the model used for the Climate Change Strategy and would look at widening the approach to include Members. The recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the rationale for the Children and Young People’s Participation Strategy, and the actions undertaken to support and inform its development to date; and (b) That the Committee notes the Participation Strategy is measured by service areas’ Participation Self Assessments which feeds into an annual report to both the Joint Education, Youth & Culture and Social & Health Care Overview & Scrutiny Committee and the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
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RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the progress made and endorses continued strengthening of safeguarding practice, including learning from reviews, workforce training, partnership working, and preventative approaches, with ongoing monitoring through Overview & Scrutiny; and (b) That the Committee acknowledges the increasing demand and complexity of safeguarding across the Education and Youth portfolio and supports consideration of future resource requirements to ensure services remain effective and sustainable.
The Learning Advisor (Health, Wellbeing & Safeguarding) presented the report (agenda item 8) to update Members on the discharge of statutory safeguarding duties in schools and the Education portfolio. The recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee notes the progress made and endorses continued strengthening of safeguarding practice, including learning from reviews, workforce training, partnership working, and preventative approaches, with ongoing monitoring through Overview & Scrutiny; and (b) That the Committee acknowledges the increasing demand and complexity of safeguarding across the Education and Youth portfolio and supports consideration of future resource requirements to ensure services remain effective and sustainable.
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