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If a Councillor has a disclosable pecuniary interest in a particular item, whether or not it is entered in the Authority’s register of interests, or any other significant interest which they consider should be declared in the public interest, they should declare the existence and, unless it is a sensitive interest as defined in the Member Code of Conduct, the nature of the interest at the commencement of the consideration of that item or as soon as it becomes apparent.

At meetings where members of the public are allowed to be in attendance and speak, any Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest or other significant interest may also make representations, give evidence or answer questions about the matter.  The Councillor must then withdraw immediately from the meeting before the matter is discussed and any vote taken.

Where Members of the public are not allowed to be in attendance and speak, then the Councillor with a disclosable pecuniary interest should withdraw from the meeting whilst the matter is under consideration. Councillors who have declared other significant interests should also withdraw from the meeting if they consider their continued participation in the matter would not be reasonable in the circumstances and may give rise to a perception of a conflict of interest.

Councillors are not obliged to withdraw from the meeting where a dispensation to that effect has been obtained from the Standards Committee.

To approve the minutes of the meeting on 30 June 2025 as an accurate record.

The 2024–2025 Local Safeguarding Chilren Partnership Annual Report outlines a year of strong safeguarding performance in Hammersmith & Fulham. It highlights progress in areas such as domestic abuse, adolescent safeguarding, and mental health, alongside innovative youth-led initiatives and strengthened multi-agency collaboration.

The Children’s Social Care Reforms announced by Department for Education in November/December 2024 is a whole-system national transformation initiative aimed at improving integrated working to safeguard children and young people, with the expectation that local authorities start to implement changes from April 2025.

This report sets out H&F’s position/response to the reforms and plans for transformation.

The Local Offer (LO) brings in one place information and local services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25, and their families.  This report highlights co-produced work for the LO on the Family Hub website, to ensure it is accessible and meets the needs of families, children and young people.

The report includes findings from the ‘H&F Annual SEND Survey’ and highlights the ‘Best Local Offer 2024’ award from the National Association of Family Information Services.

Summer in the City is the highlight of the council’s delivery of the Holiday Activity and Food Programme. The accompanying report provides an overview of delivery this summer.

To note the following dates of future meetings:

• 27 Jan 2026
• 15 Apr 2026
• 29 June 2026