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Education and Children's Services Committee - Thursday, 12 June 2025 7.00 pm
June 12, 2025 View on council website Watch video of meetingSummary
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End of Year (Q4) 2024/25 performance report and refresh of Richmond Corporate Plan
Recommendations Approved...to note progress on Richmond Corporate Plan (RCP) actions for 2024/25, note performance against RCP key indicators for 2024/25, and agree to the proposed RCP actions and key indicators for 2025/26, while also determining that no specific area of performance required recommendation for the Policy and Performance Review Board's workplan.
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Minutes of Previous Meeting
Recommendations Approved...they approved the minutes of the meeting held on 27th March 2025, noted the work in progress to improve the kinship care offer, approved the 2025/26 budget, Medium Term Financial Strategy, and Treasury Plan for Achieving for Children, noted the findings and recommendations of the child poverty needs assessment, and noted the Committee Work Programme.
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Independent review of children's and young people's mental health services - update
Recommendations Approved...to NOTE the progress made in establishing a single provider model for children and young people's mental health services, transitioning Tier 2 services from Achieving for Children to South West London St. George's NHS Mental Health Trust.
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Committee Work Programme
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Ward Concerns
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no ward concerns raised.
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Petitions
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, as there were no petitions presented to the committee.
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Revenue and Capital Outturn Report 2024/25
Recommendations Approved...it noted the overall underspend on General Fund revenue services, the final Dedicated Schools Grant position, and the outturn position on the Capital Programme for the Education and Children's Services Committee for the financial year 2024/25.
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Declarations of Interest
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, following Councillor O'Carroll's declaration of a personal interest in the Home to School Travel Assistance Policy due to his children receiving council-provided transport to school.
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Children's and Young People's Plan - annual review
Recommendations Approved...to note the first-year progress in delivering the actions outlined in the Children's and Young People's Plan for 2023-2028.
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Home to School Travel Assistance Policy
Recommendations Approved... to approve the Home to School Travel Assistance Policy and the Post-16 Travel Policy Statement for the 2025-26 academic year, with no changes made to the policies from the previous year.
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Apologies
Recommendations Approved...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Bridges-Westcott and approve the recommendations.
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