Agenda

Children and Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 1 September 2026 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.	Minutes of the meeting held on 2 June 2026. PDF 130 KB
2.	Question Time.
3.	Questions asked by members under Standing Order 32 (1).
4.	To advise of any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent elsewhere on the agenda.
5.	Declarations of interest in respect of items on the agenda.
6.	Declarations of the Party Whip in accordance with Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 16.
7.	Presentation of Petitions under Standing Order 33.
8.	Children and Family Services Departmental Plan 2026/29 Progress Update. PDF 171 KB Additional documents: Appendix CFS Departmental Plan 2026-29 , item 8. PDF 1 MB
9.	Leicestershire Music Overview Report. PDF 174 KB
10.	Quarter 1 2026/27 Performance Report. PDF 197 KB Additional documents: Appendix - Children and Family Services Department Performance Dashboard Quarter 1, 2026-27 , item 10. PDF 206 KB
11.	Children's Social Care Statutory Complaints and Compliments Annual Report 2025/26. PDF 107 KB Additional documents: Appendix A Children's Social Care Statutory Complaints and Compliments Annual Report , item 11. PDF 523 KB Appendix B Corporate Complaints and Compliments Annual Report , item 11. PDF 429 KB
12.	Draft Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership Yearly Report 2025/26. PDF 129 KB Additional documents: Appendix - LRSCP Yearly Report 2025-26 , item 12. PDF 1 MB
13.	Annual Report of the Independent Reviewing Officer 2025/2026. PDF 119 KB Additional documents: Appendix A Annual Report of the IRO 2025-26 , item 13. PDF 2 MB Appendix B Child Friendly Version , item 13. PDF 239 KB Appendix C Corporate Parenting Strategy , item 13. PDF 1 MB
14.	Date of future meetings. The next meeting of the Committee is scheduled to take place on 3 November 2026 at 14:00. Meetings of the Committee in 2027 are scheduled to take place at 14:00 on the following days: 19 January 2 March 8 June 7 September 9 November
15.	Any other items which the Chairman has decided to take as urgent.