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) Bristol Schools Forum (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 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member) Escalation Panel (Committee Member) Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

112 meetings · Page 1 of 23

Bristol Schools Forum Committee Member

Bristol Schools Forum - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 5.00 pm

May 20, 2026, 5:00 pm
Full Council Committee Member

AGM, Full Council - Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 2.00 pm, PROVISIONAL

May 12, 2026, 2:00 pm
Children and Young People Policy Committee Chair

Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 5.00 pm

April 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Health and Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Board Meeting, Health and Wellbeing Board - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 2.00 pm

April 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood Committee Member

Area Committee 7: Southville, Bedminster, Windmill Hill, and Filwood - Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 5.30 pm

April 21, 2026, 5:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

85 decisions · Page 4 of 17

Holiday and Activity Fund Grant Extension and Programme Update

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...approved the Holiday Activities and Food Programme and authorised the Executive Director of Children and Education to accept and spend central government grant funding for the financial years 2026/27, 2027/28, and 2028/29.

Recommendations Approved

Q3 Finance update report

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...noted the Q3 finance update report.

Information Only

Corporate Risk Report Q3 25/26

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...noted the Corporate Risk Report for Q3 2025/26, which provided an update on significant strategic risks and progress in managing them.

Information Only

Habilitation Service Budget

From: Children and Young People Policy Committee - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 5.00 pm - January 22, 2026

...to approve the acceptance of £6,338,500 from the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education to deliver the Best Start in Life Family Hubs and Healthy Babies Programme, and to authorise the Executive Director for Children and Education to take all necessary steps to accept and spend this funding.

Recommendations Approved

Extension of the Parent & Child Residential Assessment Framework

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

To agree an extension of the Parent and Child Residential Assessment Framework.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 112

Average per Month: 4.0

Decisions Recorded: 85