Performance Scrutiny Committee - People

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1. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   None.

2. 3

   Minutes of Previous Meeting

   Minute

   The minutes of the previous meeting held 17 March 2026 were approved as a true and accurate record.

   Papers: Minutes Public Pack, 17/03/2026 Performance Scrutiny Committee - People
3. 4

   Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEETs) Report

   Minute

   The Chief Education Officer gave an overview of the report to the Committee. The Committee questioned officers and discussed the content of the report. To access a full recording of the comments made please refer to the Council’s YouTube channel. Recommendations: • The Committee noted their concerns regarding the risk to funding for both public and private sectors going forward. Additionally, the Committee were concerned about the impact on at risk or currently NEET young people if entry requirements for qualifications or programmes were to be raised. • The Committee were pleased with Newport's improved performance in comparison to previous years. • The Committee were content with the report.

   Papers: Item 4 - CR - NEETs Report, Item 4.1 - NEETs Report, Item 4.2 - Case Study
4. 5

   Scrutiny Adviser Reports

   Minute

   The Scrutiny Advisor informed the Committee that information on diversifying methods of Scrutiny would be distributed to Committee following this meeting. a. Actions Arising The Scrutiny Adviser noted that the Actions Monitoring table is now colour coded and the outstanding action was now complete. b. Forward Work Programme Update The Scrutiny Advisor noted that the draft Forward Work Programme 2026-27 was circulated to the Committee in March 2026. They added that there is an additional meeting on 13th October 2026. c. Outcomes Monitoring The Scrutiny Adviser informed the Committee that there are no outstanding outcomes.

   Papers: Item 6 - Scrutiny Advisor Report, Item 6.1 - Actions, Item 6.2 - FWP, Item 6.3 - Outcomes

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Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• William Routley, ChairConservativePresent
• Bev Davies, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Carmel Townsend, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratSent apologies
• Claire Baker-Westhead, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Debbie Harvey, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Debbie Jenkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Janet Cleverly, Committee MemberNewport Independent PartyPresent
• John Reynolds, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Stephen Marshall, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Trevor Watkins, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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