Agenda

Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 23rd July, 2026 7.00 pm

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Venue: Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bury, BL9 0SW

Contact: Josh Ashworth  Democratic Services

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members of Cabinet are asked to consider whether they have an interest in any of the matters of the Agenda and, if so, to formally declare that interest.

3.

MINUTES pdf icon PDF 261 KB

Minutes from the meeting held on 12th March 2026 are attached for approval.

4.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS

A period of 30 minutes has been set aside for members of the public to ask questions on the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

5.

MEMBER QUESTIONS

A period of up to 15 minutes will be allocated for questions and supplementary questions from members of the Council who are not members of the committee. This period may be varied at the discretion of the chair.

6.

APPOINTMENT OF CORPORATE PARENTING CHAMPION

Each committee meeting is required to have a nominated Corporate Parenting Champion; they will receive training from Childrens Services and will be responsible for advocating for Corporate Parenting matters in each committee. Champions will be appointed by each Committee at their first meeting of the municipal year.

7.

Capacity Report - Introduction to the committee to set the landscape of Children's services pdf icon PDF 657 KB

Report of the Cabinet member for Children and Young People is Attached

8.

Bury's Local Area SEND Monitoring Inspection pdf icon PDF 501 KB

Report of the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People is attached.

Additional documents:

9.

SEND Reform Plan pdf icon PDF 287 KB

Reports from the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People attached

Additional documents:

10.

URGENT BUSINESS

Any other business which by reason of special circumstances the Chair agrees may be considered as a matter of urgency.