People Committee

Recent meetings

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18 Jun 2026

7:00 pm

People Committee - Thursday, 18th June, 2026 7.00 pm

16 attendees · 0 documents · 0 media files

26 Feb 2026

7:00 pm

People Committee - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 7.00 pm

The People Committee meeting on 26 February 2026 saw the committee receive a positive report on the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START), which was rated "good" by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The committee also discussed plans to enhance...

04 Dec 2025

People Committee - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm

The People Committee of Sutton Council met on 4 December 2025, discussing the positive outcome of the Adult Social Care CQC assessment, which achieved a "Good" rating. The committee also reviewed the Sutton Youth Justice Plan for 2025-2028, noting significa...

25 Sep 2025

People Committee - Thursday, 25th September, 2025 7.00 pm

The People Committee are scheduled to meet on Thursday, 25 September 2025, to discuss the Special Educational Needs/ Disabilities and Alternative Provision Strategy, the Ofsted Inspection of Children's Services, the People Committee In Year Performance Repo...

05 Jun 2025

People Committee - Thursday, 5th June, 2025 7.00 pm

16 attendees · 15 documents · 2 media files

13 Mar 2025

People Committee - Thursday, 13th March, 2025 7.00 pm

17 attendees · 21 documents · 2 media files

05 Dec 2024

People Committee - Thursday, 5th December, 2024 7.00 pm

16 attendees · 16 documents · 2 media files

26 Sep 2024

People Committee - Thursday, 26th September, 2024 7.00 pm

17 attendees · 17 documents · 3 media files

16 Jul 2024

7:00 pm

People Committee - Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 7.00 pm

The People Committee met on Tuesday 16 July 2024 to discuss key strategic priorities for the council, review progress on safeguarding initiatives, and consider proposed changes to adult social care charging policies. The committee also approved the recommis...

06 Jun 2024

People Committee - Thursday, 6th June, 2024 7.00 pm

CANCELLED

This meeting has been cancelled.

About

This will be the Council’s statutory social services committee. To carry out those statutory and non-statutory functions falling within its area of responsibility as set out below, working within the budget and policy framework previously approved by Council, except where such functions remain reserved to the Council or have been delegated to any other Committee within the Council’s Scheme of Delegation. To recommend to Full Council new or changes in previously approved policies. To make joint arrangements or delegate decision making to Strategic Directors. However, this does not prevent that Committee from choosing to exercise the function itself. Areas of responsibility include:

· Adoption and Fostering

· Adult Social Care, support or health services provided by the Local Authority

· Adult Education

· Assessment of need and commissioning services for vulnerable adults

· Careers Development

· Carers’ Support

· Charging for social care and support services

· Children’s Centres

· Commissioning preventative services for adults

· Day Nurseries

· Early Years

· Educational Psychology

· Family Support Services

· Freedom Passes, Taxi cards and Blue badges

· Joint commissioning of health and social care services

· Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services for Children

· Looked After Children/Leaving Care

· Play Service

· Primary and Secondary Education

· Safeguarding Adults

· School Catering

· Wellbeing Services - (Services supporting physical and mental wellbeing which are aimed at enabling people to achieve and maintain good health, to keep independent and resilient, living in their own homes and communities and promoting social connectedness).

· Young Carers

· Youth Offending

· Youth Services Non-Councillor Representatives on Committee The representatives from the Anglican and Roman Catholic Diocesan Boards will each have a seat on the People Committee but may only participate and vote on education matters.