Issue - meetings

The draft BCP Children and Young People’s Plan has been developed by the BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board, the successor body to the previous Learning Partnership Board. The difference is to focus on all issues for children, not just education and to a lesser extent, children’s social care.

Having a plan in place is a requirement placed on BCP by the Local Government Reorganisation process so in that sense it is a plan required by Government of us.

The draft Plan sets out the proposed strategic priorities for partnership action to improve outcomes for BCP’s children and young people and to help them achieve their potential. It is consistent with existing BCP policy about improving child outcomes

Central to this is that the Council plays its part in the Partnership to help BCP’s children and young people to be “fulfilled, happy, included, and resilient”.

This report provides a copy of the draft plan at Appendix 1 to the report.

The draft Plan has been subject to public consultation during the month of January 2021.

This Plan, when finalised, will be championed by the multi-agency BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board. An action plan will be an integral part of the final document. This will be monitored through the Board.

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the draft BCP Children and Young People’s Plan had been developed by the BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board, the successor body to the previous Learning Partnership Board with the difference being to focus on all issues for children, not just education and to a lesser extent, children’s social care.

Further to this Cabinet was informed that having a plan in place was a requirement placed on BCP by the Local Government Reorganisation process, and that the plan sets out the proposed strategic priorities for partnership action to improve outcomes for BCP’s children and young people and to help them achieve their potential and is consistent with existing BCP policy about improving child outcomes. 

In addition, Cabinet was advised that central to this is that the Council plays its part in the Partnership to help BCP’s children and young people to be “fulfilled, happy, included, and resilient”.

The Portfolio Holder advised that the draft Plan has been subject to public consultation during the month of January 2021, and been supported at the recent Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee where a number of amendments had been suggested, these are set out within the draft minutes of the Committee. The Plan, when finalised, will be championed by the multi-agency BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board and an action plan will be an integral part of the final document. This will be monitored through the Board.

Cabinet spoke in support of the paper, praising the clarity and readability of the plan and commending all those involved.

RECOMMENDED that Council fully supports this plan.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People

The Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'D' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet was advised that the draft BCP Children and Young People’s Plan had been developed by the BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board, the successor body to the previous Learning Partnership Board with the difference being to focus on all issues for children, not just education and to a lesser extent, children’s social care.

Further to this Cabinet was informed that having a plan in place was a requirement placed on BCP by the Local Government Reorganisation process, and that the plan sets out the proposed strategic priorities for partnership action to improve outcomes for BCP’s children and young people and to help them achieve their potential and is consistent with existing BCP policy about improving child outcomes. 

In addition, Cabinet was advised that central to this is that the Council plays its part in the Partnership to help BCP’s children and young people to be “fulfilled, happy, included, and resilient”.

The Portfolio Holder advised that the draft Plan has been subject to public consultation during the month of January 2021, and been supported at the recent Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee where a number of amendments had been suggested, these are set out within the draft minutes of the Committee. The Plan, when finalised, will be championed by the multi-agency BCP Children and Young People’s Partnership Board and an action plan will be an integral part of the final document. This will be monitored through the Board.

Cabinet spoke in support of the paper, praising the clarity and readability of the plan and commending all those involved.

RECOMMENDED that Council fully supports this plan.

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Children and Young People