Agenda and decisions

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 3 June 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Sparkenhoe Committee Room, County Hall, Glenfield. View directions

Contact: Damien Buckley (Tel: 0116 305 0183) Email: damien.buckley@leics.gov.uk

Items
No.	Item
	Webcast. A webcast of the meeting can be viewed here.
1.	Appointment of Chairman. To note that Mr. Mark Bools CC has been appointed Chairman of the Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee in accordance with Rule 6(a) of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (Part 4E of the County Council’s Constitution).
2.	Appointment of Vice-Chairman.
3.	Minutes of the meeting held on 4 March 2025. PDF 97 KB
4.	Question Time. PDF 109 KB
5.	Questions asked by members under Standing Order 7(3) and 7(5).
6.	To advise of any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent elsewhere on the agenda.
7.	Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.
8.	Declarations of the Party Whip in accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 16.
9.	Presentation of Petitions under Standing Order 35.
10.	School Place Planning and Admissions. PDF 282 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Capital Programme , item 10. PDF 82 KB Decision: That the update on the processes and work around school admissions and school organisation, the issues arising and anticipated trends, be noted.
11.	Leicestershire County Council's Responsibility to Children in Care. PDF 143 KB Decision: That the overview of Leicestershire County Council’s duties and responsibilities to children in care, including children seeking asylum, progress achieved and the development plan going forward, be noted.
12.	Leicestershire County Council's Responsibility to Care Leavers. PDF 106 KB Decision: That the overview of Leicestershire County Council’s duties and responsibilities to care leavers, the progress achieved and the development plan going forward, be noted.
13.	Families First Reforms - Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive. PDF 95 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive , item 13. PDF 839 KB Decision: That the overview of national reforms for children’s services, Keeping children Safe, Helping Families thrive; and details of the proposed programme of work to design and deliver the reforms across Children and Family Services in Leicestershire, be noted.
14.	Local Delivery of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme. PDF 151 KB Decision: That the overview of the Homes for Ukraine scheme and the support provided locally by the County Council over the past three years, be noted.
15.	Quarter 4 2024/25 Performance Report. PDF 104 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Children and Family Services Department Performance Dashboard Quarter 4, 2024-25 , item 15. PDF 236 KB Decision: That the update on the Children and Family Services Department’s performance for the period January to March 2025 (Quarter 4), be noted.
16.	Date of next meeting. The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to take place on 2 September 2025.
17.	Any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent.