Wiltshire Committees

Children's Select Committee

Recent meetings

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21 Jan 2026

10:30 am

Children's Select Committee - Wednesday 21 January 2026 10.30 am

The Children's Select Committee of Wiltshire Council was scheduled to discuss a range of important topics concerning young people in the county. Key areas of focus included school attendance, support for young people not in education, employment, or trainin...

13 Nov 2025

Children's Select Committee - Thursday 13 November 2025 2.00 pm

The Children's Select Committee of Wiltshire Council met on Thursday 13 November 2025 to discuss a range of important issues concerning children and young people in the county. Key topics included updates on the Safety Valve programme, school attendance, an...

03 Sep 2025

Children's Select Committee - Wednesday 3 September 2025 10.30 am

The Children's Select Committee met to discuss the Safety Valve programme, Ofsted judgements, short breaks for children with additional needs, and the Families First Partnership Programme. The committee expressed concerns about rising EHCPs[^2] and sought w...

16 Jul 2025

Children's Select Committee - Wednesday 16 July 2025 10.30 am

The Children's Select Committee met on 16 July 2025, to discuss Ofsted judgements, school attendance, the Schools Forum, the Corporate Parenting Panel, youth homelessness, educational performance, out of county education and the committee's forward work pro...

11 Jun 2025

Children's Select Committee - Wednesday 11 June 2025 10.30 am

The Children's Select Committee met to elect a chairman and vice-chairman, and to discuss the committee's work programme. Councillor Laura Mayes was elected chairman, and Councillor Denise Bates was elected vice-chairman. The committee agreed to develop a w...

Members

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Laura Mayes · Chair
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Denise Bates · Vice-Chair
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Ben Reed · Member
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Dominic Muns · Member
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John Wells · Member
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Julie Vine · Member
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Maria Hoult · Member
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Mike Phillips · Member
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Robert Smith · Member
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Ross Henning · Member
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Sam Blackwell · Member
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Stewart Palmén · Member
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Chris Brautigam · Substitute
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Chris Vaughan · Substitute
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Dr Monica Devendran · Substitute
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Eric Wakeman · Substitute
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Gerry Murray · Substitute
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Jane Davies · Substitute
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Nick Baker · Substitute
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Rich Rogers · Substitute
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Ricky Rogers · Substitute