Agenda

Education and Children's Services Scrutiny Board (2) - Thursday, 17th September, 2026 10.00 am

Venue: Diamond Rooms 1 and 2 - Council House. View directions

Contact: Michelle Salmon  Email:  michelle.salmon@coventry.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

Public Business

1.

Apologies and Substitutions

2.

Declarations of Interests

3.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 165 KB

a)  To agree the minutes of the meeting held on 16th July 2026

 

b)  Matters arising

4.

Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider whether to exclude the press and public for the item of private business for the reasons shown in the Briefing Note.

 

5.

Cabinet Member Priorities 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 102 KB

Briefing Note of the Director of Law, Governance and Safer Communities

 

Note: The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and the Cabinet Member for Education, Skills and Eqaulities will attend the meeting for this item of business.

Additional documents:

6.

Work Programme 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 276 KB

Briefing Note of the Scrutiny Co-ordinator

7.

Kinship Local Offer pdf icon PDF 289 KB

Briefing Note of the Director of Children’s and Education Services

 

Note: The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People has been invited to the meeting for this item of business.

Additional documents:

8.

The Complexities Involved in Finding Homes for Children in Care and Associated Costs pdf icon PDF 299 KB

Briefing Note of the Director of Children’s and Education Services

 

Note: The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People has been invited to the meeting for this item of business.

9.

Any Other Business

Any other item(s) of public business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.

Private Business

10.

The Complexities Involved in Finding Homes for Children in Care and Associated Costs

Report of the Director of Children’s and Education Services

 

(Listing Officer: A Whitrick – Email: angela.whitrick@coventry.gov.uk)

 

Note: The Cabinet Member for Children and Young People has been invited to the meeting for this item of business.

11.

Any Other Business

Any other item(s) of private business which the Chair decides to take as matters of urgency because of the special circumstances involved.