Councillor Christine Townsend
Chair of the Children and Young People Committee
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
130 meetings · Page 1 of 26
Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 26 November 2026 - 5.00 pm
Bristol Schools Forum - Tuesday, 24 November 2026 - 5.00 pm
Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors - Tuesday, 10 November 2026 - 4.30 pm
Full Council - Tuesday, 10 November 2026 - 6.00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 22 October 2026 - 2.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
80 decisions · Page 1 of 16
Extension of the Independent Foster Agencies Framework
From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026
... to approve the one-year extension of the South-Central Independent Fostering Agencies Framework until March 2027 and to allocate a budget of up to £15 million for foster care placements called off from it.
For Determination
Fostering Sufficiency (ITS) Committee Report
From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026
... approved the Fostering Sufficiency Adaptations and Extensions Policy and allocated £3.22m of capital funding to support foster carers in adapting or extending their homes to care for additional children.
For Determination
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 5.00 pm - March 05, 2026
Recommendations Approved
Bristol Belonging and Thriving Strategy
From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026
...noted and endorsed the Bristol Belonging and Thriving Strategy 2025-2030.
Information Only
Minutes of the Previous Meeting
From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026
...confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting held on 16 October 2025 as a correct record.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
- Meetings attended
- 130
- Average per month
- 3.8
- Decisions recorded Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.
- 80