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Councillor T Watkins declared an interest in the Prevention and Inclusion Service Area End of Year Review 2025-26 due to his involvement with the No One Left Behind project.
The minutes of the previous meeting held 23rd June 2026 were approved as a true and accurate record.
Adult Services The Head of Adult Services 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. Comments and recommendations: • The Committee requested further information regarding direct payments. • The Committee were content with the report. Prevention and Inclusion The Head of Prevention and Inclusion 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. Comments and recommendations: • The Committee requested an update on the position of funding for the regional VAWDASV framework for children / young people. • The Committee requested information on the rollout of Flying Start to all areas of Newport to support Members in being able to signpost residents to the appropriate information. • The Committee requested an update on the progress of the Young Carers Covenant action plan and board. • The Committee recommended rolling out Young Carers Champions within schools. • The Committee recommended providing training to governors on identifying young carers and being able to signpost support. • The Committee recommended increasing the core budget for the service area where possible.
a. Actions Arising The Scrutiny Adviser noted that the only outstanding action could be marked as complete as updates were regularly reported to Committee via Service Area Reports. The Committee agreed to this. b. Forward Work Programme Update The Scrutiny Advisor noted there had been no changes to the forward work programme. The Scrutiny Adviser highlighted that the next meeting was the 28th July 2026.
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