Terms of
Reference
Members: 5 voting Councillors
Quorum: 3 Members of the Committee
Political
proportionality:
4 Administration Members
1 Opposition Member
Co-opted Members
– Statutory with voting rights on education matters:
2 Parent Governor representatives
2 Diocesan representatives
Co-opted Members
– Non-statutory without voting rights:
1 teacher representative
Up to 2 additional co-opted members
Principal
Functions
·
All the powers of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee as set out in
section 21 of the Local Government Act 2000 and Local Government
and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.
·
To develop policy within the scope of the Committee and make
recommendations to the Cabinet
·
Monitor the administration and spending in services within its
scope
·
To review the impact of decisions and policies implemented by the
Council
·
Lead responsibility for scrutinising the relevant Cabinet
Members(s).
Scope
·
The education of children and young people in the borough
·
The authority's functions in its capacity as education
authority
·
Special Educational Needs
·
The authority's social services functions as they relate to
children
·
Safeguarding
·
Child protection
·
Children in care
·
Children and young people leaving care
·
The education and children’s services budgets including
social care
·
The Employee-Led Mutual (3BM)
·
Any other matter allocated by the Policy and Oversight Board