Agenda

The Chair will draw attention to the emergency evacuation procedure as set out under Note 5.

At this point in the meeting declarations of interest are received from Members in any of the agenda items under consideration at the meeting. Members are asked to indicate:

(a) The agenda item number in which they have an interest to declare.

(b) The nature of their interest.

(c) Whether their interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an other interest, (as defined in Part 4.4 Appendix B of the Code of Conduct and Rules for Registration of Interests)

Any Member who needs to clarify any matters relating to the declaration of interests is recommended to seek advice from the Council’s Monitoring Officeror a member of his staff before the meeting to expedite dealing with the item during the meeting.

The Cabinet Member(s) will update the Panel on any relevant issues. Panel members may ask questions on the update provided.

The Panel will receive an update from the B&NES, Swindon & Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (BSW ICB) on current issues.

This paper sets out the context, options considered, preferred approach, and proposed engagement with local communities and scrutiny committees. It seeks the views of the committee on the scale of the proposed change and the approach to engagement.

This report provides the Panel with an overview of early years and school education performance in the academic year 2024-25, and the work underway to address inequalities in educational attainment.

At the request of members, this briefing sets out the issues relating to placement sufficiency for Children in our Care, and the plans to address these through the work of the Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) Children’s Services Sufficiency Programme which launched in 2024.

This report provides the Panel with an overview of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) in B&NES.

This report presents the latest workplan for the Panel. Any suggestions for further items or amendments to the current programme will be logged and scheduled in consultation with the Panel’s Chair and supporting officers.