Christine Townsend - Councillor  for Bristol (Southville)

Councillor Christine Townsend

Green Southville Chair of the Children and Young People Committee

Email: Cllr.Christine.Townsend@bristol.gov.uk

Council: Bristol

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Full Council (Committee Member) Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee Children and Young People Policy Committee (Chair) Health and Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) (Committee Member) Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors (Committee Member) Public Rights of Way and Greens Committee (Committee Member) Downs Committee Overview and Scrutiny Management Board People Scrutiny Commission Licensing Committee Area Committee 5 Selection Committee Area Committee 07 (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

94 meetings · Page 1 of 19

Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 2.00 pm

December 09, 2025
Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors Committee Member

Member Forum - Questions & Statements from Councillors - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 12.30 pm

December 09, 2025
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Bristol Schools Forum - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 5.00 pm

November 25, 2025
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 2.00 pm

November 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

65 decisions · Page 3 of 13

Children and Education Transformation Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the report providing an update on the Families First programme and the wider Children and Education Transformation and Savings Portfolio for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

Education Capital Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to approve the delivery of a capital project providing 30 new school places at Henbury Court Academy, authorize spending £1.178m for its refurbishment, approve expanding the St Anne's project to include roof works with an additional £2m allocation, and authorize spending the funding for the St Anne's project.

Recommendations Approved

SEND Information Advice and Support Service Contract

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to procure and award a contract for the implementation of the SEND Information, Advice and Support Service, and to make related decisions regarding contract extensions, variations, and procurement routes.

Recommendations Approved

Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 5.00 pm - October 16, 2025

...to note the Children and Young People Policy Committee Update Report, which provided information on the delivery and performance of children’s services in line with the statutory expectations of the Director of Children’s Services.

Information Only

Home to School Travel Phase 2 Business Case

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 28th August, 2025 5.00 pm - August 28, 2025

...the Committee approved the drawdown of £0.523 million from the council’s Transformation Reserve to fund the implementation of the Home to School Travel Phase 2 project and authorized the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to implement the business case.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 94

Average per Month: 4.1

Decisions Recorded: 65