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Councillor Hourahine declared an interest regarding his anticipated role as the Member Champion for Children Looked After. Councillor Davies declared an interest as a member of the Community Parenting Board.
The minutes of the previous meetings held 12th June 2025 and 26th June 2025 were agreed as a true and accurate record. • The Committee requested an update from Councillor Harris on their feedback to Llais regarding the use of bilingual language. Councillor Harris noted that no response had been received but he would chase.
The Head of People, Policy and Transformation introduced the report and the Digital Services Manager provided an overview to the Committee. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee requested figures from 2024 for Instagram engagement. • The Committee recommended increasing the promotion of digital inclusion initiatives to residents through a variety of mechanisms. • The Committee asked that information on response times to Members enquiries to be included in the Customer Contact Improvement Project update. • The Committee asked that the Communications Performance Update be circulated once published. • The Committee were content with the report.
The Service Manager provided an overview to the Committee. Comments and Recommendations: • The Committee wished to highlight the quality of the design and the high level of accessibility of the report. • The Committee requested an information report regarding the collated feedback from the consultation regarding the redesign of Childrens Services. • The Committee recommended the use of percentages to identify trends within the strategy. • The Committee recommended noting how many Children Looked After (CLA) are from outside Newport and including these percentages within the strategy. • The Committee recommended that baseline numbers and percentages to be included where percentages are mentioned within the outcomes column of the strategy. • The Committee recommended that report authors conduct benchmarking exercises and research best practice to inform ongoing strategy updates and the action plan. • The Committee recommended maximising the number of board members with lived care experience. • The Committee recommended that the strategy’s performance be monitored annually by the Committee. • The Committee were content with the strategy.
a. Actions Arising The Scrutiny Advisor noted the outstanding actions and agreed to chase for a response. b. Forward Work Programme The Scrutiny Advisor noted that a meeting had been added for the 25th September 2025 to review the Empty Homes Strategy. c. Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Advisor noted the outstanding actions and agreed to chase for a response. They also agreed to forward the responses once received.
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